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| | ===Castles & Residences=== | | ===Castles & Residences=== |
| | + | [[File:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Himeji castle]]]] |
| | + | *[[Hikone castle]] - main ''tenshu'' |
| | + | *[[Himeji castle]] - various buildings |
| | *[[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] - Ninomaru Palace | | *[[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] - Ninomaru Palace |
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| | ===Sculptures=== | | ===Sculptures=== |
| | + | [[File:Kamakura-daibutsu.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The [[Kamakura Daibutsu]]]] |
| | *[[Byodo-in|Byôdô-in]] ([[Uji]], [[Kyoto prefecture]]): [[Amida]] statue by [[Jocho|Jôchô]] ([[1053]]), along with other sculptures and artifacts on site | | *[[Byodo-in|Byôdô-in]] ([[Uji]], [[Kyoto prefecture]]): [[Amida]] statue by [[Jocho|Jôchô]] ([[1053]]), along with other sculptures and artifacts on site |
| | *[[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]] ([[Nara]]): | | *[[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]] ([[Nara]]): |
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| | ===Temples=== | | ===Temples=== |
| | + | [[File:Kofukuji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The pagoda and Eastern Kondô at [[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]]]] |
| | *Byôdô-in (Uji, Kyoto): Phoenix Hall, 1053, ''shinden-zukuri'' architecture | | *Byôdô-in (Uji, Kyoto): Phoenix Hall, 1053, ''shinden-zukuri'' architecture |
| | *Daitoku-ji (Kyoto): | | *Daitoku-ji (Kyoto): |
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| | ===Temple Bells=== | | ===Temple Bells=== |
| | + | [[File:Kanzeonji-bell.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Temple bell at [[Kanzeon-ji]] in [[Dazaifu]]]] |
| | *Byôdô-in (Uji, Kyoto) temple bell - one of the Three Great Bells of Japan | | *Byôdô-in (Uji, Kyoto) temple bell - one of the Three Great Bells of Japan |
| | *Engaku-ji (Kamakura) temple bell | | *Engaku-ji (Kamakura) temple bell |
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| | ===Destroyed Former National Treasures=== | | ===Destroyed Former National Treasures=== |
| | + | [[File:SogenjiIshimon.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The stone gates of [[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]]]] |
| | ''(See also [[National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa]])'' | | ''(See also [[National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa]])'' |
| | *[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975. | | *[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975. |