List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Asuka period: structures) explained

This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Asuka period (538–710) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures).^[1] Five surviving sites with six component structures have been so designated, all National Treasures.^[2] All are located in the town of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, forming part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.^[3]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Japanese Buddhist architecture
  • Yamada-dera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties . . 26 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926194631/http://www.bunka.go.jp/english/pdf/h24_chapter_06.pdf . 26 September 2013 .
2. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財 (建造物): 飛鳥 . Japanese . . 26 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .
3. Web site: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area . . 26 August 2013.