Japanese Architecture

Traditional Architecture
in Kansai Region

FUKUI Prefecture

Kumakawashuku, Kaminaka Town, Onyu-gun(Post town on Wakasa Highway)

Imajo Town,Nanjo-gun(Post town on Hokuriku Highway)

Fukui Prefecture has 11 sites where Buddhist temples were located. Buildings still standing were constructed during and since the Medieval Period. Because the prefecture had two provincial capitals, Wakasa and Echizen, each district developed a unique architectural style. In Wakasa, Buddhist temples were built according to the Japanese style, established in the Nara and Heian Periods as a Japanized form of an imported continental architectural style. Those in Echizen were built mainly in the architectural style of Shinto shrines. In Echizen, large buildings such as the main hall of a Buddhist temple of the Jodoshin sect were first seen after the Edo Period. Minka in Wakasa were characterized by the Kyoto style, whereas those in Echizen generally featured a stout structure with thick pillars. These minka often had special rooms where Buddhist household altars were located, characterizing the influence of the Shin sect.

	Three-Storied Pagoda of Meitsuji Temple (National Treasure) Monzen, Obama City TEL 0770-57-1355
	Main Hall of Myorakuji Temple (Important Cultural Asset) Nodai, Obama City TEL 0770-56-0133
	Main Hall of Jinguji Temple (Important Cultural Asset) Jinguji, Obama City TEL 0770-56-1911
	Chinju-do Hall of Takidanji Temple (Important Cultural Asset) Takidani, Mikuni Town, Sakai-gun TEL 0776-82-0216
	Main Hall of Hagadera Temple (Important Cultural Asset) Haga, Obama City TEL 0770-52-4502
	O-torii of Kehi Shrine (Important Cultural Asset) Akebono-cho, Tsuruga City TEL 0770-22-0794
	Suwa-asugi Shrine (Important Cultural Asset) Inari, Ikeda Town, Imadate-gun Ikeda Town Promotion and Development Section TEL 0778-44-6111
	TSUBOKAWA Residence (Important Cultural Asset) Maruoka Town, Sakai-gun Maruoka Town Tourism Association TEL 0776-66-3000
	Yoko-kan Hall of the former MATSUDAIRA Clan Hoei-cho, Fukui City TEL 0776-21-2906
	AIKI Residence (Important Cultural Asset) Kosone, Miyazaki Village, Nyu-gun Miyazaki Village Tourism Association TEL 0778-32-3200
	Former HASHIMOTO Residence (Important Cultural Asset) Hokei-ji, Ono City Ono City Tourism Association TEL 0779-65-5521
	Former YAMASHITA Residence Sugihashi, Tsuruga City The place to which the building was moved: Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses (Toyonaka City, Osaka) TEL 06-862-3137