Sanmon-Santō Sakamoto Sōezu

is the two old maps that shows the precincts of on and at the foot of Mount Hiei, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The maps was made in 1767 (the middle of the Edo period, Japan). The author is unknown.

The 1st volume of the maps shows in the precincts of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei and Sakamoto area at the foot of Mount Hiei. The 2nd volume of the maps shows and in the precincts of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei.

Meaning of the title

The meaning of the title, Sanmon-Santō Sakamoto Sōezu, is "the whole map of the three areas of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei and the area of Sakamoto".

The meanings of the words that make up the title, Sanmon-Santō Sakamoto Sōezu, are as follows.

The word is another name of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei. The word is a generic term used to refer to the three areas in the precincts of Enryakuji Temple: , , and . The word refers to the Sakamoto area at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei (present-day Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan). The word means "whole" or "all". The word had used before to mean what we call a "map" today.

As a historical document Enryakuji Temple is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the 17 temples and shrines that make up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities).Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - Maps - UNESCO World Heritage CentreEnryakuji Temple | Shiga Attractions | Travel Japan | JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)World Heritage in Japan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan In addition, Enryakuji Temple possesses several Japanese national treasures, including , and numerous Japanese important cultural properties. Therefore, Enryakuji Temple is a historically and culturally important place, and it once had possessed far more cultural properties and historical documents than are still in existence.

But the enormous cultural properties and historical documents of Enryakuji Temple suffered damage from the Siege of Mount Hiei in 1571 and much of these were lost. Currently, there are only a few historical documents that can tell us what the precincts of Enryakuji Temple in the past looked like.

Sanmon-Santō Sakamoto Sōezu is probably the most detailed pictorial old maps of the precincts of Enryakuji Temple in existence and also shows the halls of temples and shrines that may have existed before 1571. Therefore, these maps are valuable historical documents to know about what the precincts in the past looked like.

Repository Currently, these maps are one of the collections in the National Archives of Japan (NAJ). (These maps were formerly one of the collections in the Japanese Cabinet Library.)

Dimensions 1st volume size : Width 280 cm x Height 187.5 cmOn April 13, 2021, contacted the NAJ and confirmed the size (width and length) of the 1st and 2nd maps. 2nd volume size : Width 279 cm x Height 187.5 cm

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