 Last additions - Mikami Shrine 御上神社 |
Rear view of Haiden and Two-story GateMay 29, 2008
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Mikoshi portable shrine storehouseMay 29, 2008
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Wakamiya Shrine on the left of the Honden. 若宮社May 29, 2008
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HondenMay 29, 2008
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Sannomiya Shrine of the right of the Honden. 三宮社May 29, 2008
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Rear view of HondenMay 29, 2008
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Mikami Shrine's Honden in Yasu, a National Treasure. It is a mixture of Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple architecture. It dates from the Kamakura Period, about 700 years ago. 本殿May 29, 2008
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Mikami Jinja's Honden. This was Shiga's first Shinto shrine building to be designated as a National Treasure. 本殿May 29, 2008
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Honden (left) and Haiden. The shrine worships a deity called Amenomikage. The shrine also has Mt. Mikami as a sacred mountain. 天之御影命May 29, 2008
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Rear view of HondenMay 29, 2008
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Haiden worship hall 拝殿May 29, 2008
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Figure in gateMay 29, 2008
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Haiden worship hall, Important Cultural Property. 拝殿May 29, 2008
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Two-story Romon Gate, Important Cultural Property. 楼門May 29, 2008
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Front torii of Mikami ShrineMay 29, 2008
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Rear torii gate of Mikami ShrineMay 29, 2008
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After you get off the bus at Mikami Jinja-mae, you see this small road leading to the rear entrance of the shrine. MAPMay 29, 2008
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Front entrance and torii gate of Mikami ShrineMay 29, 2008
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