Shosoin
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Shosoin
正倉院 (しょうそういん)
Shosoin is a temple in Nara, Nara. Its Main Storehouse (Shoso) is a designated National Treasure (Nara period).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Nara period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Nara, Nara
- Address
- 奈良県奈良市雑司町
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Nara period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Nara, Nara
- Address
- 奈良県奈良市雑司町
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Shosoin Main Storehouse (Shoso)
- Era
- Nara period
- Structure
- nine bays wide, three bays deep, single-storied, raised-floor azekura log-walled storehouse, hipped roof, tiled roofing (honkawara-buki)
- Designated
- May 19, 1997
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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