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Ankoku-ji

Ankoku-ji

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Muromachi period · Temples · National Treasures

Ankoku-ji

安国寺 (あんこくじ)

Takayama, Gifu

Ankoku-ji is a temple in Takayama, Gifu. Its Kyozo (Sutra Repository) is a designated National Treasure (Mid-Muromachi period, 1408).

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Key facts

Designation
National Treasures
Era
Muromachi period
Type
Temples
Location
Takayama, Gifu
Address
岐阜県高山市国府町西門前

Key facts

Designation
National Treasures
Era
Muromachi period
Type
Temples
Location
Takayama, Gifu
Address
岐阜県高山市国府町西門前

Buildings designated as National Treasures

  • Ankoku-ji Kyozo (Sutra Repository)

    Era
    Mid-Muromachi period
    Year
    1408
    Structure
    1 bay wide, 1 bay deep, single-story with a mokoshi (skirt roof), hip-and-gable roof, wooden-shingle roofing, with an octagonal revolving sutra repository
    Designated
    July 1, 1963
    See it in the Agency’s database

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Facts such as eras, structures and locations are edited and translated by us from the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ database of nationally designated cultural properties. The Agency and the national government did not produce this page.

Database of nationally designated cultural properties

Checked on November 6, 2026

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