
Motoyama-ji
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Motoyama-ji
本山寺 (もとやまじ)
Motoyama-ji is a temple in Mitoyo, Kagawa. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1300).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Kamakura period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Mitoyo, Kagawa
- Address
- 香川県三豊市豊中町本山
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Kamakura period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Mitoyo, Kagawa
- Address
- 香川県三豊市豊中町本山
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Motoyama-ji Main Hall
- Era
- Late Kamakura period
- Year
- 1300
- Structure
- five bays wide, five bays deep, single-story, hipped roof, three-bay porch (kohai), traditional flat-and-round tile roofing
- Designated
- June 22, 1955
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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