Momoyama
Yamaguchi · 安土桃山Browse Yamaguchi’s cultural heritage from the Momoyama period (1573 – 1603). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover the Kasho Ship Flag and Noshima Murakami Family Documents, an Important Cultural Property revealing the maritime world of Japan's legendary Seto Inland Sea pirates. Learn about the Murakami Kaizoku's naval pass system and historic correspondence with feudal lords.
An Important Cultural Property at Jōei-ji, Yamaguchi: a rare gold-rich portrait of the Zen abbot Ishō Enyū, painted about 1611 to 1614 by ink master Unkoku Tōgan.
The front gate of Jonenji Temple in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property dating to the Momoyama period. Temple tradition holds that it was originally the rear gate of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Jurakudai palace in Kyoto, later donated to the temple by Mōri Terumoto in 1633. Discover this hidden architectural gem featuring bold timber framing and vigorous Momoyama-era carvings in the historic castle town of Hagi.