A Raised Hall of the Early Muromachi Period
The Fudoin Temple Iwayado Hall (不動院岩屋堂) is a Buddhist hall on a raised timber frame of the early Muromachi period (1333 to 1392) in Wakasa Town, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on November 14, 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey hall three bays square on a raised frame, entered at the gable end, with a hip-and-gable front, a gabled back and a roof of thick wooden boards; designation number 01260.
A Three-Bay Hall on Stilts
The Fudoin Temple Iwayado Hall belongs to Fudoin temple in Wakasa Town, Tottori Prefecture, and dates from the early Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a single-storey hall three bays square, built in the kakezukuri manner, with its floor carried out on tall posts.
Its roof is hip-and-gable at the front and gabled at the back, and it is entered at the gable end (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The roof is covered with thick wooden boards in the tochibuki manner.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
As a raised hall dating back to the early Muromachi period, it was designated an Important Cultural Property on November 14, 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
What to Look For
Notice the tall posts of the raised frame and the roof that changes shape from front to back (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting or access to the interior was found.
Q&A
- When was the Fudoin Iwayado Hall built?
- In the early Muromachi period, between 1333 and 1392 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is kakezukuri?
- A way of building with the floor carried out on tall posts.
- What kind of roof does the Iwayado Hall have?
- Hip-and-gable at the front and gabled at the back, in thick boards.
- Where is the Fudoin Iwayado Hall?
- In Wakasa Town, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture.
- When was the Fudoin Temple Iwayado Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On November 14, 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Fudoin Temple Iwayado Hall (不動院岩屋堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | Wakasa Town, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1953/11/14 (Showa 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Raised frame, 3 by 3 bays, single storey, hip-and-gable front and gabled back, board roof |
| Owner | Fudoin Temple |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Fudoin Temple Iwayado Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2939
Last verified: 2026.10.16