Narumi Tegashi Shrine Banpei (Screen Wall)

Narumi Tegashi Shrine Banpei (Screen Wall)

The Narumi Tegashi Shrine Banpei (Screen Wall) (鳴海杻神社藩塀) is a structure of around 1917 at Narumi Tegashi Shrine in Haguro, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on March 6, 2024, under registration number 23-0598. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a timber wall with a copper roof, 3.3 metres long.

Why It Was Registered

The Narumi Tegashi Shrine Banpei (Screen Wall) was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it stands between the worship hall and the torii to its south: a three-bay screen wall with a gabled copper roof. The round end posts are tied to square rear support posts by two tiers of penetrating tie beams.

Two tiers of brackets at the top of the posts carry the eave purlin, with single close-set rafters; the space between the lower and upper rails is fitted with lattice, and the base is vertical boarding. The Agency describes it as a blind wall peculiar to Owari that gives accent to the shrine landscape.

What to Look For

The banpei stands directly ahead after the torii, screening a direct view of the worship hall: look at this arrangement peculiar to Owari shrines (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Note the combination of lattice and vertical boarding and the two tiers of brackets supporting the eaves.

Visiting

The shrine layout and address are on the Narumi Tegashi Shrine page. No official information on access was found.