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Main gate (sanmon) of Honrenji Temple
Main gate (sanmon) of Honrenji Temple
Municipally Designated Important Cultural Property (designated 2004)
Made: Rebuilt in the early-19th century
Location: Honrenji Temple, Ushimado, Ushimado Town
Dimensions: 3.02m between the main pillars
The main gate of Honrenji, is located at the top of the temple’s stone entrance steps. The architectural style, known as shikyakumon, literally ‘four-legged gate’, includes two main pillars and four supporting pillars and was used for high-ranking temples.
Although there is no clear evidence, such as a munafuda (commemorative inscription), of the original date of construction, there are two records regarding this gate. One states that the main gate was first built during the Genroku period (1688 - 1704), and the other tells that it was rebuilt in 1823. In addition, typological analysis of its decorations also suggest that the current gate was built in the early 19th century.
