桐林八幡社
1894 Kiribayashi, Tatsuoka, Iida City
Kiribayashi Hachimangu Shrine, located in Tatsuoka, Iida City, is said to have been established during the Edo period. It was reportedly transferred to this village by the lord of Iida Castle, Ogasawara Hidemasa, when he moved to Matsumoto in 1613. The shrine is built in a settlement with varying elevations, surrounded by large cedar trees and facing a mountain.
The large gabled roof of the worship hall (haiden) connects to the main hall (honden) with a structure resembling a passageway. The current dance pavilion (maigu) was built in 1644, the main hall (naoraido) in 1862, and the worship hall in 1925. The roof is covered with tiles, and there are no significant carvings.
The main hall is a single-bay nagare-zukuri style structure with a copper roof, constructed in 1678, as indicated by a copied ridge tag (munafuda). The frog-leg struts (kagemata) on the head tie of the gable feature carvings of pine trees and doves, while the kagemata on the main building's front bear carvings of chrysanthemums and peonies. The pillars retain traces of red paint, and the beams are decorated with vividly colored patterns. The floral elbow blocks (hanahijiki) used on the sides are unique and said to be unparalleled in Nagano Prefecture.
| Location | 1894 Kiribayashi, Tatsuoka, Iida City |
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| Website | None |
| Deity | Hondawake no Mikoto |
| Main Hall | Munafuda Copy from 1678 |
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| Carpenter | Hayashi Yasubei |
| Architectural Style | Single-bay nagare-zukuri style with copper roof |
