Abstract
Tohfuku-zen-ji-temple had deep relation to the establishment of Zen style in Japanese architecture. In this paper, I discuss the process of adopting Zen style in the buildings of this temple in the relation of the matters of their carpentry builders. Conclusions are as follows. 1. Tofukuji-temple, founded in 1239, had converted to zen-proper institute in the moment of the construction of hattou (lecture hall) in 1270s. 2. The establishment of Zen-style in this temple was paralell phenomenon to the biginning of the succession of Daiku-shiki by one family using a letter "hiro" in their naming. 3. Probably, the using of zen-style in this temple, was pioneered by builder Suehiro and accomplished by Hirosada, conjectural founder of the daiku-shiki family of Tohfukuji.
