Abstract
This study aims to clarify the architectural regulations for buildings of temple and shrine at the Higo Clan in the late Edo period. This paper clarified following facts. 1. As the objects of the examination at the Higo Clan in Bunsei era, all of the temples and shrines were taken up. 2. The purpose of this examination was to investigate the increased of total building area, and the illegal ones was removed. 3. It can be considered that, Span-Control was used as an essential rule in the examination in the Horeki and Kansei era.