A Shrine Hall Near the Tip of the Noto Peninsula
The Hakusan Shrine Main Hall (白山神社本殿) is a three-bay nagare-style main hall of the late Muromachi period in Horyumachi Kasugano, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on May 21, 1974 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-bay nagare-style hall roofed in copper sheet; designation number 01939.
A Hall Near the Tip of Noto
This Hakusan Shrine Main Hall belongs to Hakusan Shrine in Horyumachi Kasugano, Suzu, near the tip of the Noto Peninsula (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a nagare-style hall three bays wide with a copper-sheet roof, dated by the Agency to the late Muromachi period.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
The Agency rates its design, materials and workmanship as excellent, and calls it an important survival for tracing how medieval building styles developed along the Sea of Japan coast.
What to Look For
Look for the three-bay nagare form, praised by the Agency for its design, materials and workmanship.
Visiting
It is owned by Hakusan Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found. No official information was found on its condition after the Noto Peninsula earthquake of 2024.
Q&A
- When was this Hakusan Shrine Main Hall built?
- In the late Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What style is it?
- A three-bay nagare-style hall with a copper-sheet roof.
- Why is it important?
- For its fine design, materials and workmanship, and as evidence of medieval building styles on the Sea of Japan coast.
- Where is it?
- In Horyumachi Kasugano, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
- When was the Hakusan Shrine Main Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On May 21, 1974 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Hakusan Shrine Main Hall (白山神社本殿) |
|---|---|
| Location | Horyumachi Kasugano, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1974/05/21 (Showa 49) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 3-bay nagare style, copper-sheet roof |
| Owner | Hakusan Shrine |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Hakusan Shrine Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/788
Last verified: 2026.10.20