title: List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Nara period: structures)
text: # List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Nara period: structures)
  
  This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Nara period (710–794) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). Twenty-three surviving sites with the same number of component structures have been so designated. All but three are National Treasures and all but one is in Nara Prefecture. Fourteen are located in the city of Nara; those at Tōdai-ji, Gangō-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, and Yakushi-ji form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. Six are at Hōryū-ji, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.
  
  ## Structures
  
  | Structure | Date | Municipality | Prefecture | Coordinates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sekitō-ji Three-Storey Pagoda 石塔寺三重塔 Sekitōji sanjūnotō | 710-793 | Higashiōmi | Shiga | 35°04′12″N 136°12′27″E﻿ / ﻿35.07005211°N 136.20746803°E﻿ / 35.07005211; 136.20746803﻿ (Sekitōji Three-Storey Pagoda) |
  | *Kairyūō-ji Miniature Five-Storey Pagoda 海竜王寺五重小塔 Kairyūōji gojūnoshōtō | 729-749 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′34″N 135°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿34.69271631°N 135.8054063°E﻿ / 34.69271631; 135.8054063﻿ (Kairyūōji Miniature Five-Storey Pagoda) |
  | Kairyūō-ji West Kondō 海竜王寺西金堂 Kairyūōji nishi kondō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′34″N 135°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿34.69271676°N 135.80534143°E﻿ / 34.69271676; 135.80534143﻿ (Kairyūōji West Kondō) |
  | *Gangō-ji Miniature Five-Storey Pagoda 元興寺極楽坊五重小塔 Gangōji Gokurakubō gojūnoshōtō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E﻿ / ﻿34.67779463°N 135.83133907°E﻿ / 34.67779463; 135.83133907﻿ (Gangōji Miniature Five-Storey Pagoda) |
  | Tamukeyama Jinja Treasury 手向山神社宝庫 Tamukeyama Jinja hōko | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′16″N 135°50′38″E﻿ / ﻿34.68768527°N 135.84401035°E﻿ / 34.68768527; 135.84401035﻿ (Tamukeyama Jinja Treasury) |
  | *Shinyakushi-ji Hondō 新薬師寺本堂 Shinyakushiji hondō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′33″N 135°50′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.67585588°N 135.84616201°E﻿ / 34.67585588; 135.84616201﻿ (Shinyakushiji Hondō) |
  | *Shōsōin 正倉院正倉 Shōsōin shōsō | 756 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′31″N 135°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿34.69184974°N 135.83860802°E﻿ / 34.69184974; 135.83860802﻿ (Shōsōin) |
  | *Tōshōdai-ji Kondō 唐招提寺金堂 Tōshōdaiji kondō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.67552491°N 135.78485491°E﻿ / 34.67552491; 135.78485491﻿ (Tōshōdaiji Kondō) |
  | *Tōshōdai-ji Sutra Repository 唐招提寺経蔵 Tōshōdaiji kyōzō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′32″N 135°47′08″E﻿ / ﻿34.67555584°N 135.78552684°E﻿ / 34.67555584; 135.78552684﻿ (Tōshōdaiji Sutra Repository) |
  | *Tōshōdai-ji Lecture Hall 唐招提寺講堂 Tōshōdaiji kōdō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′33″N 135°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.67588218°N 135.78482438°E﻿ / 34.67588218; 135.78482438﻿ (Tōshōdaiji Lecture Hall) |
  | *Tōshōdai-ji Treasure House 唐招提寺宝蔵 Tōshōdaiji hōzō | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′33″N 135°47′08″E﻿ / ﻿34.6757534°N 135.78553826°E﻿ / 34.6757534; 135.78553826﻿ (Tōshōdaiji Treasure House) |
  | *Tōdai-ji Tegaimon 東大寺転害門 Tōdaiji Tegaimon | c.757-765 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′30″N 135°50′06″E﻿ / ﻿34.69161055°N 135.83512176°E﻿ / 34.69161055; 135.83512176﻿ (Tōdaiji Tegaimon) |
  | *Tōdai-ji Hokkedō 東大寺法華堂 Tōdaiji Hokkedō | 747 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′19″N 135°50′39″E﻿ / ﻿34.68871401°N 135.84405932°E﻿ / 34.68871401; 135.84405932﻿ (Tōdaiji Hokkedō) |
  | *Tōdai-ji Sutra Repository 東大寺本坊経庫 Tōdaiji Honbōkyōko | 710-793 | Nara | Nara | 34°41′09″N 135°50′26″E﻿ / ﻿34.68591209°N 135.8405634°E﻿ / 34.68591209; 135.8405634﻿ (Tōdaiji Sutra Repository) |
  | *Hōryū-ji Sutra Repository 法隆寺経蔵 Hōryūji kyōzo | 710-793 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′52″N 135°44′02″E﻿ / ﻿34.61455011°N 135.7338527°E﻿ / 34.61455011; 135.7338527﻿ (Hōryūji Sutra Repository) |
  | *Hōryū-ji Refectory 法隆寺食堂及び細殿 Hōryūji jikidō oyobi hosodono | 710-793 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′53″N 135°44′08″E﻿ / ﻿34.61467411°N 135.7355266°E﻿ / 34.61467411; 135.7355266﻿ (Hōryūji Refectory) |
  | *Hōryū-ji East Precinct Denpōdō 法隆寺東院伝法堂 Hōryūji tōin denpōdō | 710-793 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′53″N 135°44′20″E﻿ / ﻿34.61471652°N 135.73887766°E﻿ / 34.61471652; 135.73887766﻿ (Hōryūji East Precinct Denpōdō) |
  | *Hōryū-ji East Precinct Yumedono 法隆寺東院夢殿 Hōryūji tōin yumedono | 739 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′52″N 135°44′20″E﻿ / ﻿34.61435434°N 135.73895597°E﻿ / 34.61435434; 135.73895597﻿ (Hōryūji East Precinct Yumedono) |
  | *Hōryū-ji East Dormitory 法隆寺東室 Hōryūji higashi muro | 710-793 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′52″N 135°44′06″E﻿ / ﻿34.61444905°N 135.73495857°E﻿ / 34.61444905; 135.73495857﻿ (Hōryūji East Dormitory) |
  | *Hōryū-ji Tōdaimon 法隆寺東大門 Hōryūji tōdaimon | 710-793 | Ikaruga | Nara | 34°36′50″N 135°44′12″E﻿ / ﻿34.61381921°N 135.73670127°E﻿ / 34.61381921; 135.73670127﻿ (Hōryūji Tōdaimon) |
  | *Yakushi-ji East Pagoda 薬師寺東塔 Yakushiji tōtō | 730 | Nara | Nara | 34°40′05″N 135°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.66810082°N 135.7846939°E﻿ / 34.66810082; 135.7846939﻿ (Yakushiji East Pagoda) |
  | *Eizan-ji Octagonal Hall 榮山寺八角堂 Eizanji hakkakudō | 757-765 | Gojō | Nara | 34°21′21″N 135°43′16″E﻿ / ﻿34.35589805°N 135.72115907°E﻿ / 34.35589805; 135.72115907﻿ (Eizanji Octagonal Hall) |
  | *Taima-dera East Pagoda 當麻寺東塔 Taimadera tōtō | 710-793 | Katsuragi | Nara | 34°30′55″N 135°41′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.51523127°N 135.69581557°E﻿ / 34.51523127; 135.69581557﻿ (Taimadera East Pagoda) |
  