A Pavilion in Kikko Park
Kinunkaku (錦雲閣) is the votive-picture hall of a shrine of 1885 in Yokoyama, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 15, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 123 square metres; registration number 35-0034.
The Votive Hall of Kikko Shrine
Kinunkaku is the hall for votive pictures at Kikko Shrine, which honours the successive lords of the Kikkawa family of Iwakuni (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a two-storey pavilion-like building 6 bays by 4 under a hip-and-gable pantile roof, a striking sight in Kikko Park.
The ground floor has an earth floor, with boarded lower walls and benches inside all round except at the entrance; the upper floor is boarded and ringed by a railed veranda (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes this imposing pavilion-like building in Kikko Park, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the railed veranda round the upper floor and the pavilion-like hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Iwakuni City and stands in Kikko Park (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on access to the interior was found.
Q&A
- When was Kinunkaku built?
- In 1885 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What was it built for?
- As the votive-picture hall of Kikko Shrine, which honours the Kikkawa lords of Iwakuni.
- What should I look for?
- The pavilion-like roof and the railed upper veranda.
- Where is it?
- In Kikko Park, Yokoyama, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- When was Kinunkaku registered?
- On February 15, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kinunkaku (錦雲閣) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-8 Yokoyama, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/02/15 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 123 m² |
| Owner | Iwakuni City |
| Public Access | In Kikko Park (no information on interior access) |
References
- Kinunkaku (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001534
Last verified: 2026.10.21