Important Cultural Property of Wakayama

Three mid-Edo-period buildings in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture. The place name bracketed in its own title there is still an older one even now today.

Held by Nachisan Seigantoji Temple in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, this small gilt-bronze thin-relief plaque of Ratnasambhava is part of a three-dimensional Vajra Realm Mandala buried by the monk Gyoyu in 1130 in hope of rebirth in the Pure Land of Nachi. Excavated in 1918 and designated an Important Cultural Property in 1937, it stands as a singular example of a metalwork mandala in Japan and a precious witness to the flourishing of Kumano faith in the late Heian period.

Discover the naginata signed by Rai Kunitoshi, an Important Cultural Property preserved on Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture. Forged by one of the late Kamakura period's most celebrated swordsmiths of the Yamashiro Rai school, this rare polearm showcases the refined steel and elegant tempering of the Rai tradition, and offers a window into Japan's medieval warrior craftsmanship and the UNESCO World Heritage of Koyasan.

Built in 1596, Kada Kasuga Shrine's main hall in Wakayama is an Important Cultural Property whose carved struts show shrimp, shells, Ebisu, and a rare kalavinka.

A thatched three-bay hall of 1427 in upland Wakayama, dated by its ridge tablets, housing a 1494 shrine cabinet and a village rite still held each lunar new year.

A 1937 timber schoolhouse in Hashimoto, Wakayama, designated an Important Cultural Property in 2014 and still holding classes. A 98-metre range, four wings.

The Main House of the Former Yanagawa Residence, an 1807 townhouse built by a Kishu lacquer wholesaler in Kuroe, now stands at Kii Fudoki no Oka in Wakayama City.

Discover the Gokoku-in Bell Tower (Shōrō), an Important Cultural Property built in 1588 at Kimiidera Temple in Wakayama. Explore its Azuchi-Momoyama architectural beauty, history, and visitor guide.

Discover the Gokoku-in Tahōtō, a magnificent two-storied pagoda designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Built in 1449 at Kimiidera Temple in Wakayama, this Muromachi-era masterpiece enshrines the Five Wisdom Buddhas and offers breathtaking views of Wakanoura Bay.

Discover the Important Cultural Property Rōmon Gate of Gokoku-in at Kimiidera Temple in Wakayama. Built in 1509, this vermillion two-story gate blends Muromachi and Momoyama architectural styles and welcomes pilgrims to the second temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

At Jōmyō-ji in Arida, Wakayama, this two-storied pagoda rises 12.95 meters. Built in the mid-Kamakura period, it holds five Wisdom Buddhas and old wall paintings.

In Arida, Wakayama, Jōmyō-ji's Main Hall is a late-Kamakura, tile-roofed hall that survived the 1585 fire which razed its temple. An Important Cultural Property.

Built in 1560 and named an Important Cultural Property in 1955, this single-bay Kasuga-style hall in mountainous Aridagawa keeps carved peonies and faded polychrome.

Built in 1785 for a village headman in Aridagawa, Wakayama, the Suzuki Residence is dated by its ridge tag and its four-room plan, an Important Cultural Property.

A 1749 fishing household from Shiotsu, built in thick earthen-wall storehouse construction and relocated to the Kii Fudoki no Oka park in Wakayama City.

Rebuilt in 1462, the Main Hall of Tomobuchi Hachiman Shrine in Kinokawa is Wakayama's only three-bay nagare-zukuri with a front chamber and Kyoto-style carving.

The Main Halls of Niu Kanshofu Shrine in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, are three Shinto sanctuary buildings founded by the monk Kukai in 816 and designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan and a UNESCO World Heritage component. Rebuilt in 1517 and 1541 in the single-bay Kasuga style with cypress-bark roofing, the halls feature stunning polychrome decoration and represent outstanding examples of late Muromachi-period shrine architecture. Located at the trailhead of the Koyasan Choishimichi pilgrimage route, they have served as the spiritual gateway to sacred Mount Koya for over twelve centuries.

Built in 1578, this single-bay hall at a Kimino Town shrine in Wakayama is the youngest of five designated buildings and the only one roofed in thick shingle.

A single-bay nagare-zukuri hall of about 1572 with a cypress-bark roof, among the smallest buildings at this Wakayama shrine and designated in 1944. Free entry.

Known as the Wakamiya, this three-bay hall at a Kimino Town shrine in Wakayama carries five ridge tablets, the most in the precinct, and was designated in 1944.