Ōsaki Hachimangū
| Ōsaki Hachimangū 大崎八幡宮 | |
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 Haiden of Ōsaki Hachimangū | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Type | Hachiman |
| Location | |
| Location | 4-6-1 Hachiman, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi |
  Shown within Miyagi Prefecture  Ōsaki Hachimangū (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°16′20″N 140°50′42″E / 38.2722°N 140.845°E |
| Website | |
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 Glossary of Shinto | |
Ōsaki Hachimangū (大崎八幡宮) is a
National Treasure of Japan
.
History
The construction of the present shaden was ordered by the wealthy Meiji period the shrine was called Ōsaki Hachiman Jinja. In consideration of historical circumstances, its original name was reinstated in June 1997. On November 22, 1952, the shaden was designated as a National Treasure.
Architecture
The shaden is one of the oldest extant examples of
The honden is a 5
gabled roof of the 3 ken by 1 ken ishi-no-ma connects. The haiden is also 3 ken deep and 7 ken wide. Its roof is like that of the honden of the hip-and-gable type. On the front it has an attached triangular dormer with a decorative bargeboard of strongly concave shape, a chidori hafu (千鳥破風, lit. "plover gable").[4] The entrance is covered by a 5 ken wide step canopy with an undulating karahafu gable at eave ends[5] (nokikarahafu).[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-3496015413.
- ^ "Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine – English information" (PDF). Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ a b 国指定文化財 データベース [Database of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 2008-11-01. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- JAANUS – Japanese Architecture and Art Net User System. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- JAANUS – Japanese Architecture and Art Net User System. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osaki-Hachiman-gu.
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