This study intends to clarify the development and changes of types of plans, during the mid-modern age (Genroku [元禄] 6 (1693)〜Kansei [寛政] 9 (1797)), according to reconstruction plans. From these, it is possible to deduce the reasons for changes and trace the development of the plans. In the mid-modern age, the plans of most memorial cloisters have similar development patterns to those of the early modern age (Keicho 1 [慶長] (1596)〜Enpo [延宝] 9 (1681). For instance, part of a veranda, on three sides of the building, was renovated and changed to sayanoma (鞘の間). The employment of the 1.5 ken (間) veranda also appeared on the left, right and front sides of the building. Moreover, at some memorial cloisters, in order to have place for the carved statue of the cloister founder, the front of the sanctuary was reformed.
