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National Treasures of the Asuka period

Buddhism brought continental building techniques to Japan, and the first temples were built. Where a place has buildings from several periods, it is listed under the oldest.

By period

Asuka Nara Heian Kamakura Muromachi Momoyama Edo Meiji

Asuka · Temples · National Treasures

Horyu-ji

Ikaruga, Nara

Linked to Prince Shotoku, Horyu-ji's Western Precinct, where the Golden Hall and five-story pagoda stand side by side, is called the oldest group of wooden buildings in the world. With the Eastern Precinct and its octagonal Yumedono, it has 19 National Treasure buildings spanning the Asuka to Kamakura periods.

Asuka · Temples · National Treasures

Hokki-ji

Ikaruga, Nara

Hokki-ji is a temple in Ikaruga, Nara. Its Three-Story Pagoda is a designated National Treasure (Asuka period).

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