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

Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
*Hokki-ji Three-Storey Pagoda
法起寺三重塔
Hokkiji sanjūnotō		684-706IkarugaNara34°37′22″N 135°44′47″E / 34.62282547°N 135.74632744°E / 34.62282547; 135.74632744 (Hokkiji Three-Storey Pagoda)
*Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: East
法隆寺廻廊 (東廻廊)
Hōryūji kairō (higashi kairō)		before 709IkarugaNara34°36′52″N 135°44′05″E / 34.61435107°N 135.73474349°E / 34.61435107; 135.73474349 (Hōryūji Covered Corridors: East)
*Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: West
法隆寺廻廊 (西廻廊)
Hōryūji kairō (nishi kairō)		before 709IkarugaNara34°36′51″N 135°44′02″E / 34.614191°N 135.733826°E / 34.614191; 135.733826 (Hōryūji Covered Corridors: West)
*Hōryū-ji Kondō
法隆寺金堂
Hōryūji kondō		before 709IkarugaNara34°36′51″N 135°44′04″E / 34.6142695°N 135.7344433°E / 34.6142695; 135.7344433 (Hōryūji Kondō)
*Hōryū-ji Five-Storey Pagoda
法隆寺五重塔
Hōryūji gojūnotō		before 709IkarugaNara34°36′51″N 135°44′03″E / 34.61423034°N 135.73410721°E / 34.61423034; 135.73410721 (Hōryūji Five-Storey Pagoda)
*Hōryū-ji Inner Gate
法隆寺中門
Hōryūji chūmon		before 709IkarugaNara34°36′50″N 135°44′04″E / 34.61396278°N 135.73430952°E / 34.61396278; 135.73430952 (Hōryūji Inner Gate)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財 (建造物): 飛鳥" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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