Momoyama
Shizuoka · 安土桃山Browse Shizuoka’s cultural heritage from the Momoyama period (1573 – 1603). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
A vermilion three-story pagoda on a wooded slope at Yusan-ji, Fukuroi. Built from 1574 to 1611, it blends Japanese and continental styles, a noted Momoyama pagoda.
A gilded miniature shrine in Yusan-ji's hillside Yakushi hall, this Important Cultural Property of about 1588 holds a hidden Medicine Buddha opened once a century.
Discover the Cross and Manji Karakusa Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, an Important Cultural Property of Japan housed at the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka. This Momoyama-era black-lacquer box fuses Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Christian, and Nanban motifs in a single dazzling raden composition.