Jokoji Temple in Obuse-machi. The Yakushido hall in the temple grounds is a National Important Cultural Property, known as a precious structure conveying the Kamakura-period architectural style to the present. One of the cultural properties forming the historic landscape of Obuse, it is also an ancient temple embodying the cultural soil of Obuse where Katsushika Hokusai spent his later years. With…

The Yakushido hall of Jokoji Temple is attributed to the late Kamakura period (early 14th century) and is designated a National Important Cultural Property as a precious example of medieval Buddhist architecture in Shinano. The eclectic style combining Zen-influenced (kara-yo) and traditional Japane…