Shizuoka sengen jinja

The entrance to the shrine features a large red Myojin Torii gate on the west side.
Directly in front of it is Otoshimioya Shrine.
On the south side stands a stone torii gate, and across the road, at the entrance to the main shrine grounds, stands the Sōmon gate, which is designated as an important cultural property.
The most striking feature from this entrance is the vivid vermilion-painted shrine buildings with intricate carvings.
The particularly luxurious shrine buildings at the southern entrance house Kanbe Shrine and Sengen Shrine.

Okuninushi no Mikoto, enshrined at Kanbe Shrine, is the founding deity of Shizuoka.
It is said to have been enshrined approximately 2,100 years ago and has been worshipped as the Soja since the Heian period.
Sengen Shrine is called "Asama," different from the "Sengen" reading of the Fuji Hongu.
It enshrines Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto, who was transferred from the main shrine, and is called the new shrine.

The shrine building visible next to the gate is the Mai-den (dance hall).
It is the only building in the shrine grounds constructed of plain wood, with simple yet delicate carvings of the Tachikawa style intricately incorporated.
The carvings under the eaves, particularly those of flying dragons, are especially impressive.

The most striking building at Shizuoka Sengen Shrine is the main hall, a two-story wooden structure that serves both Kanbe Shrine and Sengen Shrine.
It was constructed over nine years, starting from the second year of the Bunka era, and stands 25 meters tall.
The hall covers an area equivalent to 132 tatami mats, with a coffered ceiling spanning 10 ken (about 18 meters).
The interior ceiling paintings by Kano Eishin and Kanshin are displayed.
Because of its extremely ornate appearance, it is called the "Nikko of the Tokai region."

Fumotoyama Shrine, located behind Kanbe Shrine and Sengen Shrine on Mt. Shizuhata, is built in the irimoya-zukuri style with vivid vermilion decorations.
Behind it stands the main hall, featuring a black wall adorned with bright colors.
This large shrine building in the sankensha nagare-zukuri style is a beautiful structure surrounded by the greenery of Mt. Shizuhata.

Sukunahikona Shrine, built on the east side of the shrine grounds, was originally called Jingūji Yakushi Shrine but became Sukunahikona Shrine during the separation of Shinto and Buddhism.
The shrine building is constructed in the Irimoya style with a copper roof.
The carvings around the transoms are known to be by the Tachikawa school, and among the twelve zodiac signs carved in a circle, "Rat" and "Ox" are inside and usually not visible.

Tamahoko Shrine, among the simpler shrine buildings within the precincts, is a small shrine in plain wood construction.
Built in the Ichimonsha Nagare-zukuri style, it was founded in 1876, completely destroyed in 1974, and rebuilt three years later.