Shrines And Temples Of Japan
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Buddhist Sculpture Of Japan


Jomon (10,000 BC - 300 BC)
Jomon Pottery (7)
Uenohara Jomon Village (Kyushu) (8)

Yayoi (300 BC - 300 AD)
Chinese Pot (1)
Yayoi Pottery (2)
Yoshinogari Yayoi Village (Kyushu) (12)

Kofun (300 AD - 552 AD)
Asuka Plain (Asuka) (1)
Haniwa (12)
Ishibutai Kofun (Asuka) (3)
Kofun Pottery (5)
Niigawa Kofun (Asuka) (2)
Saitobaru Tumuli (Kyushu) (10)
Takamatsuzuka Kofun (Asuka) (2)

Asuka (552 - 645)
Asuka-dera Temple (Asuka) (5)

Hakuho (645 - 710)
Kanzeon-ji Temple (Kyushu) (13)

Nara (710 - 794)
Horyu-ji Temple (Ikaruga) (10)
Kaidan-in Temple (Kyushu) (4)
Todai-ji Temple (Nara) (11)

Early Heian (794 - 893)
Katsuga Taisha Shrine (Nara) (6)
To-ji Temple (Kyoto) (13)

Late Heian (Fujiwara) (894 - 1186)
Byodo-in (Phoenix Hall) (Kyoto) (9)

Kamakura (1186 - 1333)
Kofuku-ji Temple (Nara) (11)
Magaibutsu Shrine (Kyushu) (1)
Sanjusangen-do Temple (Kyoto) (8)

Muromachi (1334 - 1573)
Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto) (9)
Golden Pavilion (Kyoto) (7)
Nakagusuku Castle (Okinawa) (1)
Ryoan-ji Zen Temple (Kyoto) (5)
Silver Pavilion (Kyoto) (5)
Tama-u-dun Mausoleum (Okinawa) (4)

Momoyama (1574 - 1614)
Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine (Kyushu) (4)
Kumamoto Castle (Kyushu) (6)
Nanzen-ji Temple (Kyoto) (6)
Nijo-jo Castle (Kyoto) (8)
Shuri Castle (Okinawa) (6)

Edo (1615 - 1868)
Asakusa Shrine (Tokyo) (4)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto) (6)
Mampuku-ji Temple (Kyoto) (9)

Modern (1868 - present)
Heian Shrine (Kyoto) (6)

Related Topics
Festivals and Dance (6)
Gardens (17)
Masks (7)
Museum Sculptures (16)
Old Kyoto (3)
Village Life (6)

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