A Momoyama-Era Shrine Hall in Tenri
The Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall (和爾下神社本殿) is the main hall of a shrine of the Keicho era (1596 to 1615) in Ichinomotocho, Tenri City, Nara Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on August 26, 1938 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey hall three bays by one under a gabled cypress-bark roof, with a one-bay porch; designation number 01005.
A Main Hall of the Keicho Era
The Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall in Ichinomotocho, Tenri City, Nara Prefecture, was built in the Keicho era (1596 to 1615), in the Momoyama period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a single-storey hall three bays wide and one deep, under a gabled cypress-bark roof with a one-bay porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency database gives no further description.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
As a shrine hall of the Momoyama period, it was designated on August 26, 1938, and is now an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
What to Look For
The gabled cypress-bark roof and the porch are the things to see (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting the shrine was found.
Q&A
- When was the Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall built?
- In the Keicho era, 1596 to 1615 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the shrine name read?
- Wanishimo Jinja (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What form is the hall?
- Three bays by one, gabled, with a porch and a cypress-bark roof.
- How is Ichinomotocho read?
- I-chi-no-mo-to-cho, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On August 26, 1938 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall (和爾下神社本殿) |
|---|---|
| Location | Ichinomotocho, Tenri City, Nara Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1938/08/26 (Showa 13) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 3 by 1 bays, single storey, gabled, 1-bay porch, cypress bark |
| Owner | Wanishimo Shrine |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Wanishimo Shrine Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2602
Last verified: 2026.10.18