Tsuna Shrine

Tsuna Shrine (綱神社) in Kamioba, Mashiko Town, Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture, has a mid-Muromachi main hall and the main hall of its subsidiary Okura Shrine, built in 1527, each designated as an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The main hall was designated in 1916 and the Okura hall in 1923, under the former law.

The main hall of Tsuna Shrine
The main hall of Tsuna ShrineTANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Two Thatched Main Halls

The Tsuna Shrine main hall is a three-bay nagare-style hall and the Okura Shrine hall a one-bay one; both have roofs of thatch, unusual for shrine main halls (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each property is described on its own page.

Visiting

No official information on visiting or access was found.

References

Tsuna Shrine Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/393
Tsuna Shrine Okura Shrine Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/394

Last verified: 2026.11.12

Basic Information

NameTsuna Shrine
LocationKamioba, Mashiko Town, Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture
OwnerTsuna Shrine
DesignationImportant Cultural Property (2)
Coordinates36.45179, 140.13985