Tamukeyama Shrine Sumiyoshi Shrine Main Hall

A Late Kamakura Precinct Shrine

The Tamukeyama Shrine Sumiyoshi Shrine Main Hall (手向山神社境内社住吉神社本殿) is a small late Kamakura one-bay nagare-style shrine in the precinct of Tamukeyama Hachimangu of the late Kamakura period (1275–1332) in Zoshicho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on April 30, 1921 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a one-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof; designation number 00745.

The 1921 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Shrine in the Tamukeyama Precinct

The main hall of the Sumiyoshi Shrine within the precinct of Tamukeyama Hachimangu in Zoshicho, Nara City, dates from the late Kamakura period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a one-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof.

The precinct also holds a Nara-period log treasure house, another Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the late Kamakura period, and its form, a one-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

At the Sumiyoshi Shrine, look for the small one-bay nagare-style hall under cypress bark (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The hall is owned by Tamukeyama Hachimangu (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting or access was found.