美都穂神社
5132 Nakai, Wa, Tōmi City
Located in the Wa district of the former Tōbu town, overlooking the Yunomaru Plateau.
During the early Edo period, it was known as Tazawa Hachiman Shrine, and from the mid to late Edo period, it was called Suwa Daimyōjin.
The current name was adopted in 1867.
At the entrance, there is a small stone Myojin torii gate, leading to a large gabled worship hall.
This hall was rebuilt in Meiji 5 (1872).
The eaves in front have a karahafu gable with a carving of a hawk on a pine tree.
Behind the worship hall, within a protective structure, stands the main shrine, an uncolored plain wood construction.
The structure features out-rigging brackets and main toad-head beams carved with grass and flowers, indicative of early 18th-century construction as suggested by the building plaque from 1707.
The shrine reflects late 17th-century architectural style without the intricate carvings characteristic of the 18th century.
Location | 5132 Nakai, Wa, Tōmi City |
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Website | None |
Deities | Takenomikatachimi no Mikoto, Mae Yatsukatome no Mikoto |
Main Shrine | Building Plaque from Hōei 4 (1707) |
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Architectural Style | Ichigensha Nagare-zukuri, Shingle Roof |