Twin Shinmei Halls on an Old Ise Estate
The Naige Daijingu Shrine (内外大神宮) is a shrine with twin main halls in the shinmei style of 1574 to 1679 in Oguri, Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on December 8, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records three buildings: the Inner and Outer Shrine main halls (both 1679, three bays by two, shinmei style, thatched and temporarily covered in copper) and the Gosenden (1574, a one-bay nagare-zukuri hall with a thatched roof); designation number 02548.
A Shinmei Shrine on an Estate of Ise
Naige Daijingu stands in an area that in the Middle Ages was Oguri no Mikuriya, an estate of the Ise Grand Shrines, and for that reason its buildings take the shinmei style of Ise (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Inner and Outer Shrine main halls are both three-bay halls in the shinmei style, built in 1679 by local carpenters (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Gosenden is a one-bay nagare-zukuri hall with a thatched roof, built in 1574.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
The Agency values the twin main halls as an early example of two three-bay shinmei halls standing side by side, and the group, with the Gosenden, for showing how a shinmei shrine founded on an Ise estate was laid out in the early modern period.
What to Look For
Look for the two shinmei-style main halls standing side by side and the thatched Gosenden of 1574 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Naige Daijingu Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When were the main halls built?
- In 1679 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Why are they in the shinmei style?
- The area was once an estate of the Ise Grand Shrines.
- Which is the oldest building?
- The Gosenden of 1574.
- Who built the main halls?
- Local carpenters.
- When was the Naige Daijingu Shrine designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On December 8, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Naige Daijingu Shrine (内外大神宮) |
|---|---|
| Location | Oguri, Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 2009/12/08 (Heisei 21) |
| Quantity | 3 buildings |
| Dimensions | Main halls: 3 × 2 bays, shinmei style, thatch (temporary copper cover) |
| Owner | Naige Daijingu Shrine |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Naige Daijingu Shrine (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/00004370
Last verified: 2026.10.24
Cultural Treasures in the Same Area
All are within walking distance in the same area, so we recommend visiting them together.
- Naigaijingu Shrine Inner Shrine Main Hall 0.00 km
- Naigaijingu Shrine Outer Shrine Main Hall 0.01 km
- Naigaijingu Shrine Transfer of the shrine 0.03 km