Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the architectural characteristics of Seiden-ji Temple and Sairin-ji Temple along the Old Satsuma-kaido in Yatsushiro-city, Kumamoto prefecture. We carried out a mesured survey and a hearing survey for these temples, and made each present drawing.
The main hall of Seiden-ji Temple was rebuilt in about 1772-81 or about 1806. The plan is a model of the Jodo Shin sect of Buddhism. The roof is ‘shikoro-yane’ roof which is a characteristic of the temples of the Edo era after 1668.
The main hall of Sairin-ji Temple was built in 1933. It is asymmetry and stands in a row with ‘zashiki’. The plan resembles a hermit's cell of the Edo era.
