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	684-706	Ikaruga	Nara			34°37′22″N 135°44′47″E / 34.62282547°N 135.74632744°E
*Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: East 法隆寺廻廊 (東廻廊) Hōryūji kairō (higashi kairō)	before 709	Ikaruga	Nara			34°36′52″N 135°44′05″E / 34.61435107°N 135.73474349°E
*Hōryū-ji Covered Corridors: West 法隆寺廻廊 (西廻廊) Hōryūji kairō (nishi kairō)	before 709	Ikaruga	Nara			34°36′51″N 135°44′02″E / 34.614191°N 135.733826°E
*Hōryū-ji Kondō 法隆寺金堂 Hōryūji kondō	before 709	Ikaruga	Nara			34°36′51″N 135°44′04″E / 34.6142695°N 135.7344433°E
*Hōryū-ji Five-Storey Pagoda 法隆寺五重塔 Hōryūji gojūnotō	before 709	Ikaruga	Nara			34°36′51″N 135°44′03″E / 34.61423034°N 135.73410721°E
*Hōryū-ji Inner Gate 法隆寺中門 Hōryūji chūmon	before 709	Ikaruga	Nara			34°36′50″N 135°44′04″E / 34.61396278°N 135.73430952°E

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Japanese Buddhist architecture
• List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Nara period: structures)
• Yamada-dera

References

1. "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 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.