Shirahige jinja

Located on the western slope of Takamori Town.
The area is surrounded by fruit orchards, and the shrine is nestled among large trees.
There are records of several renovations since the Sengoku period, but the current main hall, designated as a prefectural treasure, dates back to the Tenmei era.
Even during the Great Famine, the surrounding villages are said to have had enough reserves to fund major construction projects.

At the entrance of the shrine stands a stone Myojin Torii.
In the spacious grounds, two Torii gates stand in front, leading to the shrine buildings.

The worship hall is a small gabled structure with a tiled roof.
Behind it stands a larger structure housing the main hall.
The main hall, built in 1748, is the work of the first-generation Takeda master carpenter Tomitake.
The plain wooden three-bay Nagare-zukuri style building features a large curved gable at the front.
The openwork carvings of cranes on the rainbow beam and the phoenix on the front of the curved gable are said to represent Tomitake's early architectural style.
While not overly decorated, the building skillfully incorporates carvings of dragons, cranes, turtles, and carp climbing and descending waterfalls.