Jishu Shrine (Katsuragawa)

Jishu Shrine at Katsuragawa

Jishu Shrine (地主神社) in Katsuragawabomuracho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is the guardian shrine of Myooin at Katsuragawa; its main hall of 1502 and its offering hall of about the same years were each designated as an Important Cultural Property on April 15, 1903 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

According to a Katsuragawa walking map on the Otsu City site, the shrine enshrines Kuninotokotachi, Shikobuchi Daimyojin and Sanno Gongen, and its worship hall, offering hall and main hall stand in a single line. Myooin is said to have been founded in 859 by the monk Soo and has long been a training place for the Tendai mountain-circuit practice.

Main Hall and Offering Hall

The main hall is a three-bay kasuga-style hall with corner rafters, a one-bay porch and a cypress-bark roof. The offering hall before it is one bay square under a cusped kara-hafu gable of cypress bark (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each property is described on its own page.

Visiting

According to the walking map, the shrine and the gate of Myooin are close to the Bomura bus stop.