During the latter part of the Heian period, trade with China (Song) flourished due to policies such as TAIRA no Kiyomori's opening of Kobe Port to foreign countries, and Japan was once again exposed to China's architectural style.
平安時代後期になると、平清盛の神戸港対外開港など中国（宋）との交易が活発になったことで、再び中国の建築様式が伝えられた。