This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Heian period (794–1185) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures).
Structures
Early Heian period Seven surviving sites with the same number of component structures have been designated, including four National Treasures. Despite the transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō, due to losses in fires and wars, all are in Nara Prefecture, other than for a stone tō in Gunma Prefecture. Those at Tōdai-ji form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara; that at Hōryū-ji is part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Tōbatōba 801 Kiryū Gunma *Murō-ji KondōMurōji kondō 794-929 Uda Nara *Murō-ji Five-Storey PagodaMurōji gojūnotō 710-1184 Uda Nara Tōdai-ji Kanjinsho RepositoryTōdaiji kanjinsho kyōko 794-929 Nara Nara Tōdai-ji Hokkedō RepositoryTōdaiji Hokkedō kyōko 794-929 Nara Nara *Hōryū-ji KōfūzōHōryūji kōfūzō 794-929 Ikaruga Nara *Taima-dera West PagodaTaimadera saitō 794-929 Katsuragi Nara
Middle Heian period Five surviving sites with eight component structures have been designated, all but one of them National Treasures. The Phoenix Hall at Byōdō-in is designated as a single site with four component structures. The five-storey pagoda at Daigo-ji is the earliest structure within the current borders of the city of Kyoto. Both form part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities). Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.*Daigo-ji Five-Storey PagodaDaigōji gojūnotō 952 Kyoto Kyoto *Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall (central hall)Byōdōin hōōdō (chūdō) 1053 Uji Kyoto *Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall (south wing corridor)Byōdōin hōōdō (ryōyokurō (minami)) 1053 Uji Kyoto *Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall (north wing corridor)Byōdōin hōōdō (ryōyokurō (kita)) 1053 Uji Kyoto *Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall (tail corridor)Byōdōin hōōdō (birō) 1053 Uji Kyoto *Hōryū-ji BelfryHōryūji shōrō 1005-1020 Ikaruga Nara *Hōryū-ji Large Lecture HallHōryūji daikōdō 990 Ikaruga Nara Thousand Buddha Treasure Towertahō senbutsu sekitō 1084 Dazaifu Fukuoka at the Kyushu National Museum
Late Heian period Thirty-five surviving sites with thirty-six component structures have been designated, including fourteen National Treasures. The earliest structures, other than four stone tō, outside Nara and Kyoto Prefectures date from the second half of the eleventh century or early twelfth century. Those at Chūson-ji form part of the World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land. Buraku-ji in Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, and Fuki-ji in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, contain the earliest wooden structures outside Honshu. The honden of Ujigami Jinja is the earliest wooden Shinto shrine building, while two stone examples from the city of Yamagata are the earliest torii. Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Ganjōju-in HōtōGanjōjuin hōtō 1086-1184 Hiraizumi Iwate Shaku-in GorintōShakuin gorintō 1169 Hiraizumi Iwate *Chūson-ji KonjikidōChūsonji Konjikidō 1124 Hiraizumi Iwate Chūson-ji Sutra RepositoryChūsonji kyōzō 1064-1184 Hiraizumi Iwate Kōzō-ji AmidadōKōzōji Amidadō 1177 Kakuda Miyagi Toriitorii 1086-1184 Yamagata Yamagata Hachiman Jinja ToriiHachiman Jinja torii 1086-1184 Yamagata Yamagata *Shiramizu AmidadōShiramizu Amidadō 1160 Iwaki Fukushima Gorintōgorintō 1181 Tamakawa Fukushima *Ishiyama-dera HondōIshiyamadera hondō 1096 Ōtsu Shiga *Ujigami Jinja HondenUjigami Jinja honden 1086-1184 Uji Kyoto Ōjõ Gokurakuin AmidadõŌjō Gokurakuin Amidadõ 1148 Kyoto Kyoto Tō-ji Treasure HouseKyōōgokokuji hōzō 1086-1184 Kyoto Kyoto Kōryū-ji Lecture HallKõryūji kõdõ 1165 Kyoto Kyoto *Jōruri-ji Three-Storey PagodaJōruriji sanjūnotõ before 1178 Kyoto Kyoto *Jōruri-ji HondōJōruriji hondō 1157 Kizugawa Kyoto *Daigo-ji KondōDaigoji kondō 1086-1184 Kyoto Kyoto *Daigo-ji YakushidōDaigoji Yakushidō 1121 Kyoto Kyoto Kongō-ji TahōtōKongōji tahōtō 1086-1184 Kawachinagano Osaka *Ichijō-ji Three-Storey PagodaKongōji tahōtō 1171 Kasai Hyōgo Kakurin-ji JōgyōdōKakurinji jōgyōdō 1086-1184 Kakogawa Hyōgo *Kakurin-ji TaishidōKakurinji Taishidō 1112 Kakogawa Hyōgo Omiashi Jinja Stone TōbaOmiashi Jinja ishi tōba 1086-1184 Asuka Nara Former Fuki-ji RakandōFuki-ji Rakandō 1086-1184 Ikaruga Nara dismantled, consolidated by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, and re-erected in the precincts of Hōryū-ji Gorintōgorintō 1086-1184 Katsuragi Nara Murō-ji NōkyōtōMurōji nōkyōtō 1086-1184 Uda Nara Hōryū-ji TsumamuroHōryūji tsumamuro 1121 Ikaruga Nara Butsuryū-ji Stone ChamberButsuryūji sekishitsu 1086-1184 Uda Nara Eizan-ji Seven-Storey PagodaEizanji shijijūnotō 1086-1184 Gojō Nara *Taima-dera Hondō (Mandala-dō)Taimadera hondō (mandala-dō) 1161 Katsuragi Nara *Sanbutsu-ji Oku-no-in (Nageire-dō)Sanbutsuji oku-no-in (nageire-dō) 1086-1184 Misasa Tottori Getsurin-ji YakushidōGetsurinji Yakushidō 1086-1184 Yamaguchi Yamaguchi *Buraku-ji YakushidōBurakuji Yakushidō 1151 Ōtoyo Kōchi Gorintōgorintō 1170 Usuki Ōita Gorintōgorintō 1172 Usuki Ōita *Fuki-ji ŌdōFukiji Ōdō 1086-1184 Bungotakada Ōita
See also
Cultural Properties of Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Nara period: structures) List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Kamakura period: structures)
References