Shinkai Sansha Shrine
Shinkai Sansha Shrine (新海三社神社) in Taguchi, Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, has a three-storey pagoda of 1515 and a late Muromachi east main hall, each designated as an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The pagoda was designated in 1907 and the east hall in 1937, under the former law.
Pagoda and East Main Hall
The pagoda, which survives in the shrine precinct, is three bays square and three storeys high with shingle roofs; according to Saku City, it is mainly Japanese in style, with Zen-style fanned rafters on the first storey and a Zen-style frame on the third. The east main hall is a one-bay nagare-style hall roofed in cypress bark, with railings around its front platform and bamboo-leaf carving on its porch; it keeps its original form well (Saku City). Each property is described on its own page.
Visiting
No official information on visiting or access was found.
References
- Shinkai Sansha Shrine Three-Story Pagoda (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/970
- Shinkai Sansha Shrine East Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/971
- Shinkai Sansha Shrine Three-Story Pagoda (Saku City cultural properties sheet, in Japanese)
- https://www.city.saku.nagano.jp/bunka/bunkazai/bunkazaijimusyo/shiteibunkazai.files/a008.pdf
- Shinkai Sansha Shrine East Main Hall (Saku City cultural properties sheet, in Japanese)
- https://www.city.saku.nagano.jp/bunka/bunkazai/bunkazaijimusyo/shiteibunkazai.files/a009.pdf
Last verified: 2026.11.12
Basic Information
| Name | Shinkai Sansha Shrine |
|---|---|
| Location | Taguchi, Saku City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Owner | Shinkai Sansha Shrine |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (2) |
| Coordinates | 36.19601, 138.51258 |
