A Log-Built Sutra Store on Koyasan
The Kodaiin Temple Sutra Repository (光臺院経蔵) is a log-built sutra repository of 1927 in Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 3, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a copper roof, covering 16 square metres; registration number 30-0386.
A Log-Built Sutra Repository
The sutra repository of Kodaiin stands west of the approach, facing east on a base of cut stone, in the log-built azekura style (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It has a pyramidal roof of copper shaped like hongawara tiles.
Round floor posts stand on foundation stones, logs are stacked on a frame laid like a well curb, and purlins rest on top, with close rafters at the eaves. Inside is a single boarded room under a ribbed ceiling (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a sutra repository of neat form with logs stacked to an even height.
What to Look For
Look for the logs stacked on the well-curb frame (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the repository built?
- In 1927 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it built?
- In log-built azekura style under a pyramidal copper roof.
- What is inside?
- A single boarded room under a ribbed ceiling.
- Where is it?
- West of the temple approach.
- When was the Kodaiin Temple Sutra Repository registered?
- On December 3, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kodaiin Temple Sutra Repository (光臺院経蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 649 Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2024/12/03 (Reiwa 6) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, copper roof, 16 m² |
| Owner | Kodaiin Temple (Religious Corporation) |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Kodaiin Temple Sutra Repository (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00015225
Last verified: 2026.10.18
