List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Asuka period: structures)
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Asuka period (538–710) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures).[1] Five surviving sites with six component structures have been so designated, all National Treasures.[2] All are located in the town of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, forming part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.[3]
Structures
[edit]| Structure | Date | Municipality | Prefecture | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Hokki-ji Three-Storey Pagoda 法起寺三重塔 Hokkiji sanjūnotō |
684-706 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°37′22″N 135°44′47″E / 34.62282547°N 135.74632744°E | [1] | |
| *Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: East 法隆寺廻廊 (東廻廊) Hōryūji kairō (higashi kairō) |
before 709 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°36′52″N 135°44′05″E / 34.61435107°N 135.73474349°E | [2] | |
| *Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: West 法隆寺廻廊 (西廻廊) Hōryūji kairō (nishi kairō) |
before 709 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°36′51″N 135°44′02″E / 34.614191°N 135.733826°E | [3] | |
| *Hōryū-ji Kondō 法隆寺金堂 Hōryūji kondō |
before 709 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°36′51″N 135°44′04″E / 34.6142695°N 135.7344433°E | [4] | |
| *Hōryū-ji Five-Storey Pagoda 法隆寺五重塔 Hōryūji gojūnotō |
before 709 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°36′51″N 135°44′03″E / 34.61423034°N 135.73410721°E | [5] | |
| *Hōryū-ji Inner Gate 法隆寺中門 Hōryūji chūmon |
before 709 | Ikaruga | Nara |  |
34°36′50″N 135°44′04″E / 34.61396278°N 135.73430952°E | [6] |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Architecture of Asuka period.
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Japanese Buddhist architecture
- List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Nara period: structures)
- Yamada-dera
References
[edit]- ^ "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財 (建造物): 飛鳥" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 August 2013.