Shōwa
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The Suigyodo at Minobusan Kuonji is a 1952 open-sided pavilion for water austerities, a tiled gable roof on chamfered posts and close brackets over a water basin.
The Zuimon at Minobusan Kuonji is a 1953 yakuimon gate with side walls closing off the Sanmaido, built of thick timber with bearing blocks and boat-shaped arms.
The Sobyo Mizuya at Minobusan Kuonji is a 1944 log-built water pavilion before Nichiren's grave, where a hollowed boulder basin holds water from the Minobu River.
The Sobyo tower at Minobusan Kuonji is a 12-metre marble-faced octagon of 1942 over Nichiren's grave, sheltering the original gorinto stone memorial of his tomb.
The Sobyo Worship Hall at Minobusan Kuonji is a 1942 log-framed hall under cypress bark, with a stone-paved floor for standing worship before Nichiren's grave.
The Butsuden and Nohaido at Minobusan Kuonji, built in 1931, join a Buddha hall to 2 memorial-tablet wings; anyone can join its services at noon and 3:00 p.m.
Chapel and auditorium of 1949 at Yamanashi Eiwa school in Kofu, Yamanashi, built after the war by Shiokawa Akira with a lofty timber hall; named for a missionary.