APPENDIX-7a

INVENTORY OF THE BUILDINGS
DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT AS NATIONAL TREASURES,
IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTIES

No. Name of Building Date of Designation Date of Construction Description
Horyu-ji Sai-in (Horyu-ji West Temple)
1 Kondo ** 1897.12.28 7C Main hall in which the Shakka-sanzon is enshrined.
2 Gojunoto ** 1897.12.28 7C Five-story pagoda consecrated to hold Buddha's ashes.
3 Chumon ** 1897.12.28 7C Gate at the point of entry into the inner compound.
4 Kairo ** 1899.4.5 7C Roofed, semi-enclosed corridor that surrounds the holy area where the main hall and pagoda are located.
5 Daikodo ** 1899.4.5 990 Lecture hall where the priests teach the teachings of Buddha and hold discussions.
6 Kyozo ** 1899.4.5 8C Two-story building used to hold sutras.
7 Shoro ** 1899.4.5 1005-1020 Two-story bell tower
8 Kaminomido * 1898.12.28 1318 Buddha hall in which Shakyamuni Tathagata is enshrined.
9 Nandaimon ** 1901.3.27 1438 Main gate at the point of entry into the Sai-in compound.
10 Saiendo ** 1901.3.27 1250 Octagonal building at the center of Saiendo-in in the Sai-in compound.
11 Shoryoin ** 1901.3.27 1284 Building dedicated to Prince Shotoku , built by remodeling the south front portion of the original Higashimuro.
12 Higashimuro ** 1942.6.26 8C Living quarters located to the east of the temple.
13 Jikido ** 1901.3.27 8C Priests' dining hall.
14 Hosodono * 1901.3.27 13C Long, narrow hall adjoining the refectory.
15 Todaimon ** 1904.2.18 8C Gate on the east side of Sai-in.
16 Sankyoin and Nishimuro ** 1908.4.23 1231 Priests' communal living quarters, a part of which has been rebuilt as a hall to hold discussions on the three sutras.
17 Tsumamuro * 1942.6.26 12C Building adjoining the Higashi-muro.
18 Kofuzo ** 1942.12.22 9C High-floored storehouse.
19 Ooyuya * 1942.12.22 1605 Large bathhouse.
20 Ooyuya Omotemon * 1942.12.22 14C Gate in the vicinity of the bathhouse.
21 Oogaki * 1943.6.9 1697 Earthen wall around the east , west and south parts of Sai-in; a portion of this wall dates back to the fifth or sixth century.
Horyu-ji To-in (Horyu-ji East Temple)
22 Yumedono ** 1897.12.28 739 Octagonal hall which serves as the central building of To-in.
23 Nanmon * 1900.4.7 1459 Gate at the front of the temple.
24 Shikyakumon * 1900.4.7 13C Four-column gate in the wall to the west of To-in.
25 Raido * 1900.4.7 1231 Worship hall located at the site of the original inner gate.
26 Kairo * 1900.4.7 1237 Corridor surrounding the Yumedono.
27 Shoro ** 1900.4.7 13C Bell pavilion.
28 Denpodo ** 1900.4.7 8C Lecture hall of To-in, formerly the home of a noble, relocated to this site and remodeled.
29 Shariden and Eden * 1900.4.7 1219 Buildings related with Prince Shotoku, positioned in what was originally the location of the north corridor.
30 Oogaki * 1943.6.9 1696 Walls around the east, west and south of To-in.
Horyu-ji Shi-in (Monasteries) and other structures
31 Kitamuro-in Hondo * 1904.2.18 1494 Main hall of the monastery.
32 Kitamuro-in Omotemon * 1911.4.17 15C Main gate of the monastery.
33 Kitamuro-in Taishiden * 1943.6.9 15C Reception hall of the monastery.
34 Jizodo * 1908.4.23 1372 Main hall of a former monastery.
35 Shindo * 1911.4.17 1284 Buddha hall of another monastery which was relocated and remodeled.
36 Sogen-ji Shikyakumon * 1921.4.30 1237 Front gate of the monastery (four-column type).
37 Fukuon-in Hondo * 1942.6.26 1437 Jizo-do (main hall) of the monastery.
38 Saion-in Kyakuden * 1942.12.22 17C Reception hall of the monastery.
39 Saion-in Agetsuchimon * 1942.12.22 17C Gate which was relocated from another monastery in 1939.
40 Saion-in Karamon * 1943.6.9 17C Gate which was relocated from another monastery in 1919.
41 Hoshu-in Hondo * 1942.12.22 1512 Main hall which was relocated from another monastery in 1816.
42 Yakushibo Kuri * 1943.6.9 15-16C Domestic quarters.
43 Chu-in Hondo * 1947.2.26 1434 Main hall which was relocated from another monastery in 1941.
44 Ritsugaku-in Hondo * 1976.5.20 1627 Hall enshrining Prince Shotoku.
45 Kyu Fuki-ji Rakando * 1971.12.28 12C Building relocated from an outside temple and remodeled; originally the first-floor portion of a pagoda.
46 Tonan-sumi Shi-in Tsuigaki * 1943.6.9 17-18C Earthen wall that surrounds the monastery precinct.
47 Seinan-sumi Shi-in Tsuigaki * 1943.6.9 17C Earthen wall that surrounds the monastery precinct.
Hokki-ji
48 Sanjunoto ** 1897.12.28 706 Three-story pagoda for the enshrinement of the ashes of Buddha.
Notes:

** indicates National Treasures.
* indicates Important Cultural Properties.

Horyu-ji Kyu-Keidai (precinct) was designated as an Historic Site in 1951.6.9

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