Ōsasahara Shrine

Ōsasahara Shrine (大笹原神社, Ōsasahara Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine are Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.

Ōsasahara Shrine 大笹原神社
The Main Building of Ōsasahara Shrine, a National Treasure
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Kushinadahime
Location
Location	Ōsasahara, Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Ōsasahara Jinja Show map of Shiga Prefecture Ōsasahara Shrine (Japan) Show map of Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°4′35.43″N 136°3′57.06″E
Architecture
Date established	986 AD
Glossary of Shinto National Treasure Important Cultural Property

Outline

Ōsasahara Shrine was constructed in the year 986 by Echi Morozane, a local warlord. In 1414, the shrine's main hall (honden) was reconstructed by Mabuchi Sadanobu, the castellan of Iwakura Castle. Following the Meiji restoration and the establishment of the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines under State Shinto, the shrine was officially designated a "county shrine".

Cultural properties

Honden

Reconstructed in 1414 during the middle Muromachi period, this building is a 3×3 ken, single-storied structure with an irimoya-zukuri style ^{[ex 1]} roof and a 1 ken step canopy covered by hinoki cypress bark shingles. It is particularly notable for the excellent construction technique of the transom and doors. The ornamental carvings are representative of Higashiyama culture.^[2][3] The building was designated as National Treasure in 1961.^[4]

Shinohara Shrine Honden

Located to the left of the main shrine is a subsidiary shrine dedicated to Ishikori-dome no Mikoto. Built in 1425, it was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1931.^[5]

Notes

1. (irimoya-zukuri, 入母屋造): a hip-and-gable roof combining a ridge and two gable pediments on the upper part with a hipped roof on all sides in the lower part of the roof.^[1]

See also

• List of Shinto shrines
• List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines)