Itsukushima Shrine Treasure Hall
厳島神社宝物館
This hall displays valuable items, including National Treasures, donated by elites to Itsukushima Shrine.
What it is
- Houses and displays valuable items acquired by Itsukushima Shrine.
- Objects given by prominent donors throughout history.
- Building is a Tangible Cultural Property, dates to 1933.
What to see
- Artworks, handicrafts, swords, martial equipment, costumes, masks.
- Heike Nokyo set of sutra scrolls from 1164, a National Treasure.
- Reinforced-concrete building designed by Oe Shintaro.
In detail
Itsukushima Shrine: Treasure Hall
The Itsukushima Shrine Treasure Hall houses and displays artworks, handicrafts, swords and other martial equipment, costumes and masks, and other valuable items acquired by the shrine throughout its history. The vast majority of these objects were given by prominent and/or influential donors to demonstrate their faith, increase the efficacy of their prayers, or to express their gratitude to a deity. Itsukushima Shrine was popular among the ruling elite from the Heian period (794–1185) onward and the list of donors includes emperors, high-ranking aristocrats, and powerful warlords. Some of their contributions, including the ornate Heike Nokyo set of sutra scrolls from 1164, are now designated National Treasures. The building itself is a designated Tangible Cultural Property that dates back to 1933. Built in a style that evokes traditional Japanese architecture, the reinforced-concrete structure was designed by the architect Oe Shintaro (1879–1935).
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
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