Kumata Shrine Main Hall (Second Hall)

The Central Hall of 1513

The Kumata Shrine Main Hall (Second Hall) (杭全神社本殿(第二殿)) is the late Muromachi three-bay nagare-style hall at the centre of the three main halls of Kumata Shrine of 1513 in Hiranomiyamachi 2-chome, Hirano Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on February 18, 1949 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a three-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof; designation number 01121.

The 1949 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

The Central Hall

The second hall of Kumata Shrine in Hiranomiyamachi, Hirano Ward, Osaka, is the central one of three main halls standing side by side (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Built in 1513, it is a three-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof.

It stands beside the third hall of the same year and the first hall moved from Kasuga Taisha (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

According to OSAKA-INFO EXPERIENCE, the shrine is said to have begun in 862 when Sakanoue no Masamichi enshrined Susanoo, and the deities of the third and second halls were added later as Kumano worship spread.

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, 1513, and its form, a three-bay nagare-style hall with a cypress-bark roof, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

At the second hall, compare the central nagare-style hall with the kasuga-style halls on either side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The hall is owned by Kumata Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to OSAKA-INFO EXPERIENCE, the shrine is open 8:00–17:00 and is 5 minutes on foot from JR Hirano Station on the Yamatoji line.