National Treasures • , Muromachi period (1370). This a unique structure based on a modification of the
nagare-zukuri style, but with five separate bays, each with its own small gable, to provide five sanctuaries, one for each of the five
kami worshipped at the shrine. It interior is decorated with colored paintings.
National Important Cultural Properties • , Muromachi period (1539); It is a three by one bay structure with a single-gable roof which is covered in
hinoki cypress bark shingles. This hall of worship is built at right angles to the center of the front of the main hall. The floor is low and open on all sides. Detailed techniques of its construction are characteristic of the end of the Muromachi period. • ,
Silla; With an overall height of 147.0 cm and a diameter of 78.3 cm it is the largest Korean bell in Japan. The body is long and smooth, with a bulge on the waist, and a slightly squeezed rim. The body has lotus petal and cloud decorations with four celestial maidens flying in the air. • ,
Muromachi period. These include a saddle, harness and stirrups with an old bronze peony arabesque decoration, in the style of the
Tang dynasty, used for festivals and ceremonies. The set was a donation by
Ōuchi Yoshitaka. • ,Muromachi period (1495).
Sōgi, a leading figure in
renga poetry, came to Nagato twice (1480 and 1489) under the protection of
Ōuchi Masahiro, where he played a major role in editing the
Shinsen Tsukubashū. He donated a strip of poetry with 30 works by famous people, including Sanjōnishi Sanetaka,
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, and others in a cedar box, It was later divided into individual works and placed in a lacquer box by
Mōri Hidemoto.
National Registered Tangible Cultural Properties • , Meiji period (1901); • , Meiji period (1901);
Yamaguchi Prefecture Designated Tangible Cultural Properties • , Muromachi period, set of two; Painted on cypress boards, each measures 43.5cm tall and 59cm wide. Both depict horses tied to a stable; one horse with its head bowed eating straw, while the other horse stands with its head raised. Both are signed "by Unkei." The paint has peeled badly, making it difficult to identify the original colors, but the ink lines remain fairly well preserved. Unkei's birth and death years are unclear, but he was a painter of the Tenbun era (1532-1554) who succeeded the Sesshū school. • , Edo period; This is one of six votive plaques by Kanō Hōgai, depicting Yujo, a vassal of the Grand Minister of the
Jin Dynasty who attacked his lord's enemy. He was initially pardoned for his loyalty, but attacked the enemy again and was eventually killed. This painting depicts the story of how he achieved his goal by stabbing his enemy's clothes. It is inscribed with ink and dated to 1885 (Meiji 18), but its distinctive lines and gorgeous colors suggest it was created during the
Keiō period (1865-1867) • , Kamakura to Edo period; consisting of 117 items, including the oldest donation letter from 1247 (Hōji 1), nine from the Kamakura period, eight from the Nanboku-chō period, 66 from the Muromachi period, and 34 from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the early Edo period. ==Gallery==