Muromachi
Yamaguchi · 室町Browse Yamaguchi’s cultural heritage from the Muromachi period (1336 – 1573). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
The pagoda at Rurikoji in Yamaguchi dates from about 1442. Slender above the third tier, it holds a circular altar platform found in no other pagoda in Japan.
A handscroll by Sesshu in Yamaguchi Prefecture. A scroll held in Kyoto calls this one the long landscape scroll and calls itself the shorter of the two.
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.
Ima-Hachimangu Romon is a gate you cannot walk through; its floored wings serve as the worship hall. The Muromachi Ouchi-era gate is an Important Cultural Property.
On the wooded summit of Mount Iwaki in Yamaguchi, this Shinto hall dates to 1469. Its hip-and-gable front, gable rear, and carved struts show late Muromachi craft.
Discover the National Treasure main hall of Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. Built in 1370, this rare nine-bay nagare-zukuri structure is one of Japan's Three Great Sumiyoshi shrines and a masterpiece of Muromachi-period sacred architecture.