Furo Shrine Main Hall

A Sanctuary That Survived the Battle of 1600

The Furo Shrine Main Hall (風浪神社本殿) is the main sanctuary of a shrine of 1560 in Sakami, Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on May 27, 1907 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a three-bay nagare-style sanctuary roofed in cypress bark; designation number 00430.

The Sanctuary of Furogu

The Furo Shrine Main Hall at Furogu in Sakami, Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a sanctuary of 1560, a three-bay nagare-style building roofed in cypress bark (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency designates it under the name Furo Shrine.

The Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Association says the sanctuary was rebuilt in 1560 by the local lord Kamachi Akimori and was the only building left standing after the Battle of Hachiin in 1600. The Agency database gives no further description.

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

As a three-bay nagare-style sanctuary of 1560, it was designated on May 27, 1907, and is now an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

What to Look For

Look for the sweeping cypress-bark roof of the nagare style and the three-bay front (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

According to the Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Association, the shrine office is open 8:00 to 17:00 and prayers are received 8:30 to 16:30, with different hours from January 1 to 3. It is about 10 minutes on foot from the Nakabaru Takagi Byoin-mae stop of the Nishitetsu bus, and there is parking for 30 cars.