A Roofscape Joined to the Main Hall
The Tarobogu Aga Shrine Worship Pavilion (太郎坊宮阿賀神社参拝所) is a worship pavilion before the main hall of 1924 in Owakicho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a copper roof and a building area of 45 square metres; registration number 25-0425.
A Roof Merged with the Main Hall
The Tarobogu Aga Shrine Worship Pavilion stands before the main hall, facing east (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its core is a hip-and-gable passage hall roofed in copper, with a gabled porch at the centre of the front and an open gabled offering hall at the back that joins the main hall.
Lean-to roofs wrap the sides and back of the main hall, so that the two form one complex roofscape (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes how its complex roof, merged with the main hall, has become the symbol of the precinct spreading over the hillside, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the layered roofs that merge with the main hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Aga Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting hours or access was found. The shrine precinct as a whole is covered on the Tarobogu Aga Shrine group page.
Q&A
- When was the Worship Pavilion built?
- In 1924 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- In front of the main hall, facing east.
- How is it composed?
- A hip-and-gable passage hall with a gabled porch in front and an open offering hall behind.
- What is its role in the precinct?
- Its complex roof, merged with the main hall, is the symbol of the hillside precinct.
- When was the Tarobogu Aga Shrine Worship Pavilion registered?
- On September 10, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tarobogu Aga Shrine Worship Pavilion (太郎坊宮阿賀神社参拝所) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2247 Owakicho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/09/10 (Reiwa 1) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, copper roof, 45 m² |
| Owner | Aga Shrine |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Tarobogu Aga Shrine Worship Pavilion (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012942
Last verified: 2026.10.19
