Jomyoji Temple Main Hall

A Late Kamakura Main Hall

The Jomyoji Temple Main Hall (浄妙寺本堂) is a late Kamakura main hall three bays square under a hipped roof at Jomyoji in Arida of the late Kamakura period (1275–1332) in Miyazakicho, Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1904 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a single-storey hall three bays square with a hipped tiled roof and a one-bay porch; designation number 00327.

The 1904 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

Jomyoji

Jomyoji is a temple in Miyazakicho, Arida City, Wakayama, whose late Kamakura main hall and tahoto pagoda were designated in 1904 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the late Kamakura period, and its form, a hall three bays square with a hipped tiled roof, set out what was designated.

A Three-Bay Main Hall

The main hall of Jomyoji dates from the late Kamakura period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a single-storey hall three bays square under a hipped roof of tile, with a one-bay porch at the front.

What to Look For

At the main hall, look for the balanced hipped form, three bays square, and its front porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The hall is owned by Jomyoji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting or access was found.