Muromachi
Tochigi · 室町Browse Tochigi’s cultural heritage from the Muromachi period (1336 – 1573). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover the Important Cultural Property front gate of Entsuji Temple in Mashiko, Tochigi — a bold Muromachi-period four-legged gate with exquisite Chinese-style carvings, standing at the historic headquarters of the Nagoe branch of Jodo Buddhism.
Built in 1527, Ōkura Shrine's main hall is a small single-bay thatched structure beside Tsuna Shrine in Mashiko, Tochigi, and an Important Cultural Property.
Tsuna Shrine's thatched main hall in Mashiko, Tochigi, is a Muromachi building tied to exiled lord Utsunomiya Asatsuna, an Important Cultural Property since 1916.
Murahi Shrine in Tochigi City dates back to 646 CE and is one of only twelve Engishiki-listed shrines in Tochigi Prefecture. Its main hall, built in 1553, features the rare sangensha-kasuga-zukuri style with a cypress bark roof — unique in the prefecture — and is designated a national Important Cultural Property for its exquisite Muromachi-period carvings and distinctive bracket complexes.