Special/Planned Exhibits
[This exhibition has ended]
2022 Winter Regular Exhibition "Art of Esoteric Buddhism"
Period: January 21, 2023 (Saturday) - April 9, 2023 (Sunday)
Period: January 21, 2023 (Saturday) - April 9, 2023 (Sunday)
Closed: December 28 (Wednesday) - January 4 (Wednesday)
First period: January 21 (Saturday) to February 26 (Sunday)
Second Term: February 28 (Tuesday) - April 9 (Sunday)
*Some exhibits will be changed between the first and second halves of the exhibition.
First period: January 21 (Saturday) to February 26 (Sunday)
Second Term: February 28 (Tuesday) - April 9 (Sunday)
*Some exhibits will be changed between the first and second halves of the exhibition.
The cultural assets of Mount Koya include sculptures, paintings, crafts, calligraphy, folklore, and archaeological materials. The entire mountain area of Mount Koya is covered with ruins, and excavations have been carried out several times in the past, unearthing many archaeological materials.
This exhibition will mainly display and introduce various archaeological materials, including materials from the sutra mounds excavated at Okunoin.
This exhibition will mainly display and introduce various archaeological materials, including materials from the sutra mounds excavated at Okunoin.
Pebble stone sutra (excavated from the stone at Koyasancho National Historic Site) stored at Kongobu-ji Temple
Wakayama Prefecture designated wheel, shackle, and wise bottle (among the ground-breaking and altar-breaking tools excavated from the Kongobu-ji Temple grounds and the ground-breaking and altar-breaking tools excavated from the Great Gate) Kongobu-ji Temple collection
Salt-glazed indigo-colored beard sake bottle (unearthed at Kongobu-ji Temple ruins) Kongobu-ji Temple collection
Important Cultural Property: Lacquered wooden container, cast copper sutra cylinder, and ceramic outer container (among the items excavated from Okunoin Temple on Mount Koya and the Hikkuni Hoyaku Sutra Tomb) stored at Kongobu-ji Temple