Nagare-zukuri
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The nagare-zukuri or nagare hafu-zukuri is a traditional Shinto shrine architectural style characterized by a very asymmetrical gabled roof projecting outwards on one of the non-gabled sides, above th
Ujigami Shrine in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
The honden at Uda Mikumari Shrine Kami-gū is made of 3 joined Kasuga-zukuri units
Himeji model 7
Ujigami Shrine
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Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine. In 1994, it was reg
Nagare-zukuri
…sanctuary) varies in roof ridge length from 1 to 11 ken, but is never 6 or 8 ken. The most common sizes are 1 and 3 ken. The oldest shrine in Japan, Uji's Ujigami Shrine, has a honden of this type. Its external dimensions are 5x3 ken, but internally it is composed of three sanctuaries (内殿, naiden) measuring 1 ken each…
Ujigami shrine