
Joraku-ji
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Joraku-ji
常楽寺 (じょうらくじ)
Joraku-ji is a temple in Konan, Shiga. Its Main Hall and Three-Story Pagoda are designated National Treasures (Early Muromachi period–Mid-Muromachi period, 1360–1400).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Konan, Shiga
- Address
- 滋賀県湖南市西寺
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Konan, Shiga
- Address
- 滋賀県湖南市西寺
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Joraku-ji Main Hall
- Era
- Early Muromachi period
- Year
- 1360
- Structure
- seven bays wide, six bays deep, single-story, hip-and-gable roof, three-bay porch (kohai), cypress-bark roofing
- Designated
- March 31, 1953
Joraku-ji Three-Story Pagoda
- Era
- Mid-Muromachi period
- Year
- 1400
- Structure
- three-bay three-story pagoda, traditional flat-and-round tile roofing
- Designated
- March 31, 1953
Sources and date checked
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- Agency for Cultural Affairs, Database of National Cultural Properties: Joraku-ji Main Hall
- Agency for Cultural Affairs, Database of National Cultural Properties: Joraku-ji Three-Story Pagoda
Checked on November 6, 2026
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