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.

35 total Tochigi Muromachi Period 1336 – 1573
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Entsuji Temple Front Gate
Tochigi 室町後期
Entsuji Temple Front Gate

The front gate of Entsuji in Mashiko, Tochigi, a four-legged gate of 1511 under a gabled copper roof shaped like thatch, was designated by the state in 1916.

Saimyoji Temple Three-Story Pagoda
Tochigi 室町後期
Saimyoji Temple Three-Story Pagoda

Built in 1537 at Mashiko in Tochigi, this pagoda changes style at every storey, Japanese below and Chinese-derived fan rafters above, beneath an unusual copper roof.

The Main Hall of Saimyoji Temple
Tochigi 室町中期
The Main Hall of Saimyoji Temple

Inside the main hall at Mashiko in Tochigi stands a black-lacquered miniature shrine inscribed 1394, though its carving has also been read as work of the 1490s.

Saimyoji Temple Tower Gate
Tochigi 室町後期
Saimyoji Temple Tower Gate

This thatched two-storied gate at Mashiko in Tochigi dates to the 1490s. Its columns are cut with thirty-two facets and Chinese-style brackets carry the balustrade.

Jizoin Temple Main Hall
Tochigi 室町後期
Jizoin Temple Main Hall

Jizoin Main Hall in Mashiko, Tochigi, dated to about 1542 and listed in 1916, is the Amida hall of a lost Utsunomiya clan temple. The interior is normally closed.

Main Hall of Okura Shrine, a Subsidiary Shrine of Tsuna
Tochigi 室町後期
Main Hall of Okura Shrine, a Subsidiary Shrine of Tsuna

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 Main Hall
Tochigi 室町中期
Tsuna Shrine Main Hall

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 Main Hall
Tochigi 室町後期
Murahi Shrine Main Hall

The main hall of Murahi Shrine in Tochigi is a late Muromachi kasuga-style hall of three bays under cypress bark, at a shrine linked to Fujiwara no Hidesato.

Kohata Shrine Main Hall
Tochigi 室町中期
Kohata Shrine Main Hall

Kohata Shrine Tower Gate
Tochigi 室町中期
Kohata Shrine Tower Gate

Karasawayama Castle Ruins
Tochigi 室町・戦国
Karasawayama Castle Ruins

Old Manuscripts from the Ashikaga School
Tochigi 南北朝~室町
Old Manuscripts from the Ashikaga School

Ink Painting on Silk with Light Color Depicting a Waterfall
Tochigi 室町
Ink Painting on Silk with Light Color Depicting a Waterfall

Goryeo Edition of the Complete Buddhist Canon
Tochigi 高麗
Goryeo Edition of the Complete Buddhist Canon

Heart Sutra on Dark Blue Paper with Gold Paint (written by
Tochigi 室町
Heart Sutra on Dark Blue Paper with Gold Paint (written by

Gilt Bronze Tang Saddle
Tochigi 室町
Gilt Bronze Tang Saddle

Gilded Bronze Crocodile Mouth
Tochigi 室町
Gilded Bronze Crocodile Mouth

Embroidered Hanging Scroll of Acala and Two Children
Tochigi 室町
Embroidered Hanging Scroll of Acala and Two Children

Celadon {Floating Peony Incense Burner 1 / Floating Peony
Tochigi 南宋
Celadon {Floating Peony Incense Burner 1 / Floating Peony

Song Dynasty Edition
Tochigi 南宋
Song Dynasty Edition