Ohtori taisya

The Ichinomiya (First Shrine) of Izumi Province, also mentioned in the Engishiki records.
It is said that after Yamato Takeru no Mikoto was buried in Ise Province, a white bird flew from his tomb, first landing in Kawachi Province, and finally settling at the site of Ōtori Taisha Shrine, where a shrine was built to honor him.
The shrine has long been a place of worship, particularly for disaster prevention and rain prayers.

On the west side of the shrine grounds, which are surrounded by a sacred grove, stands a large Myōjin torii gate marking the entrance to the shrine. As you proceed down the approach to the main shrine, you will find statues of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, the enshrined deity, and his sacred horse, as well as the purification trough and torii gate.
In front of the worship hall, there is the inner shrine gate, where many worshippers gather.
The worship hall is gabled with chigi and katsuogi (ornamental crossbeams), and behind it stands the main shrine, surrounded by a sacred fence.
Although the main shrine is not visible from the outside, it is built in a unique architectural style known as Ōtori-zukuri.

The architecture is similar to the Taisha-zukuri style found in the Izumo region, characterized by a large gabled roof with chigi and katsuogi.
While the Taisha-zukuri style features a central pillar with the entrance to the side and a surrounding verandah, the Ōtori-zukuri style has the entrance at the center, eliminating the need for a central pillar and verandah.
Additionally, there is no central pillar, and the interior is divided into a front and rear chamber with a lower floor.

After the shrine was destroyed by fire during the Sengoku period, it was rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyori, Tokugawa Ietsuna, and others. However, it was destroyed again in the Meiji period, and the current shrine buildings were rebuilt in 1909 following the original architectural style.