八幡神社
883 Arakoda, Saku City
Hachiman Shrine, located in the Arakoda area of Saku City, enshrines Tenmangu within its grounds and merged with Chijinsha, Shinmeisha, Suwa Shrine, and Tosaka Inari Shrine during the Meiji era.
Surrounded by houses, with a kindergarten and a nursing home next to it, there is a large zelkova tree growing within the shrine grounds.
The main hall, housed within a covering structure, is a single-bay Nagare-zukuri style.
Hinoki cypress, sometimes used as a substitute for zelkova, is the primary material used.
The hall features Edo period styles such as the frog-leg struts in the forward-facing gable and the construction of the nose-shaped supports, which resemble those used in the three-tier pagoda of Shinkai Sansha Shrine.
The bamboo knot decoration on the side screens, with bracken motifs, is said to be unique to the Saku area during the Edo period.
Besides the main hall, the shrine complex includes Tenmangu built between 1736 and 1750, Inari Shrine from around 1804-1829, Suwa Shrine from around 1704-1715, Shinmeisha from around 1704-1710, and Chijinsha from around 1830-1843.
Location | 883 Arakoda, Saku City |
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Website | None |
Deities | Hondawakeno Mikoto |
Main Hall | 1704 (Hoei 1) |
Carpenter | Tsutaya Iemon |
Architecture Style | Single-bay Nagare-zukuri, shingle roof |