This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Nara period (710–794) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). Twenty-three surviving sites with the same number of component structures have been so designated. All but three are National Treasures and all but one is in Nara Prefecture. Fourteen are located in the city of Nara; those at Tōdai-ji, Gangō-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, and Yakushi-ji form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. Six are at Hōryū-ji, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.
Structures Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Sekitō-ji Three-Storey PagodaSekitōji sanjūnotō 710-793 Higashiōmi Shiga *Kairyūō-ji Miniature Five-Storey PagodaKairyūōji gojūnoshōtō 729-749 Nara Nara Kairyūō-ji West KondōKairyūōji nishi kondō 710-793 Nara Nara *Gangō-ji Miniature Five-Storey PagodaGangōji Gokurakubō gojūnoshōtō 710-793 Nara Nara Tamukeyama Jinja TreasuryTamukeyama Jinja hōko 710-793 Nara Nara *Shinyakushi-ji HondōShinyakushiji hondō 710-793 Nara Nara *ShōsōinShōsōin shōsō 756 Nara Nara *Tōshōdai-ji KondōTōshōdaiji kondō 710-793 Nara Nara *Tōshōdai-ji Sutra RepositoryTōshōdaiji kyōzō 710-793 Nara Nara *Tōshōdai-ji Lecture HallTōshōdaiji kōdō 710-793 Nara Nara *Tōshōdai-ji Treasure HouseTōshōdaiji hōzō 710-793 Nara Nara *Tōdai-ji TegaimonTōdaiji Tegaimon c.757-765 Nara Nara *Tōdai-ji HokkedōTōdaiji Hokkedō 747 Nara Nara *Tōdai-ji Sutra RepositoryTōdaiji Honbōkyōko 710-793 Nara Nara *Hōryū-ji Sutra RepositoryHōryūji kyōzo 710-793 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji RefectoryHōryūji jikidō oyobi hosodono 710-793 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji East Precinct DenpōdōHōryūji tōin denpōdō 710-793 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji East Precinct YumedonoHōryūji tōin yumedono 739 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji East DormitoryHōryūji higashi muro 710-793 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji TōdaimonHōryūji tōdaimon 710-793 Ikaruga Nara *Yakushi-ji East PagodaYakushiji tōtō 730 Nara Nara *Eizan-ji Octagonal HallEizanji hakkakudō 757-765 Gojō Nara *Taima-dera East PagodaTaimadera tōtō 710-793 Katsuragi Nara
See also
Cultural Properties of Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Asuka period: structures) List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Heian period: structures)
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