Kazusa Kokubunji Ruins

"I'd been curious about it for a while, and this was my first visit.
I was surprised at how spacious it was. The restored building was carefully constructed and impressive.
I thought it would be better if there were a few more buildings, considering how much they'd built."

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"I don't know much about the remains. There are restored corridors, etc. Comparing the current state with the rendering of the completed construction, it seems that the money ran out midway through the project. There's no one there even though it's the weekend. It's strange, considering it's right behind the city hall, has good access and a parking lot. Personally, I think it's because it's in the middle of a residential area, surrounded by houses on all sides, so it doesn't feel like a historic site at all."

R san

"[Historic Site of Kazusa Kokubunji Nunnery]
Restoration of the corridor and foundation of the main hall
The area consisting of the corridor and the middle gate, centered around the main hall that enshrines the rice fermentation of Kokubunji, is called the Kondo-in. This school was restored as part of the preparation project from 1991 to 1996.
The corridor is a single storehouse built in a vessel-like structure, standing on a 20-foot-wide (6m) piled-up apron. Excavations have shown that, like other buildings in Kokubunji, it was rebuilt several times up until the Heian period, but this building has been restored to its appearance in the latter half of the Nara period, when it was at its most well-preserved.
The restoration was based on the results of architectural history research and the results of excavation surveys, and was faithful to the characteristics of ancient architecture, using the Sento Corridor, the only surviving example of an ancient corridor, and the Yamada Corridor, where architectural materials were excavated, as references.
The main hall was a hall with a capacity of 7 bays, 234m, and a capacity of 4 bays, 132m. Inside the hall, a kimono and a kimono room were set up, and the principal image was enshrined. In this restoration, foundation stones were laid at the positions of the pillars on the stacking base, and slits were placed in a row on the sides.
The pattern of slits on the sides of the pedestal was based on an example of a pedestal excavated from the site of the Sakata-dera lecture hall, a relic from the Nara period.
A gilt bronze lantern was restored on the tiled approach to the main hall, which was recreated on the line connecting the centers of the main hall and the middle gate. The restoration was carried out based on the results of recent research, with reference to the lantern at Todai-ji Temple, the only surviving example from the same period.
[Structure and size of the corridor]

"Honkawarabu"

Rui-zukuri, 25 bays each (75.75m east, 76.5m west) around the middle gate, 1 bay, 375m. Roofed with real tiles.

Height about 5!: 30m in total!

Height 2.7m, roof area 1,103m

Framework: Flat 3-do,
Structure: Rainbow beams, eaves: one bay, thick rafters"

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