The Link Between Main Hall and Worship Hall
The Nagao Hachiman Shrine Middle Hall and Offering Hall (長尾八幡宮中殿及び幣殿, Nagao Hachimangū chūden oyobi heiden) is a shrine building of 1916 standing between the main hall and the worship hall of Nagao Hachiman Shrine in Suo-Oshima Town, Oshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 3, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a single-storey timber building with a copper roof and a building area of 83 square metres; registration number 35-0125, owned by the religious corporation Nagao Hachiman Shrine.
Why It Was Registered
The Middle Hall and Offering Hall was registered as a structure contributing to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs calls it a building essential to the scene of the shrine grounds.
What to Look For
It stands on a cut-stone platform, running east to west under a copper roof that slopes on two sides, with lean-to roofs on the north and south of the middle hall and the offering hall extending to the west (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The centre of the middle hall is a single tatami room with two rooms each to the north and south, and the floor of the offering hall is raised one step. The ceilings are of the batten type (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
Nagao Hachiman Shrine is a working shrine, and its buildings and torii can be seen from outside when visiting. No information on visiting hours or interior access has been published, so please be considerate of worshippers.
The shrine's history and the links between the nine structures are on the group page Nagao Hachiman Shrine.
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Q&A
- When was the Middle Hall and Offering Hall built?
- In 1916 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where does it stand?
- Between the main hall and the worship hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the interior like?
- A central tatami room with two rooms each to the north and south, and a raised floor in the offering hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the roof like?
- A copper roof sloping on two sides, with lean-to roofs on the north and south (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Nagao Hachiman Shrine Middle Hall and Offering Hall registered?
- On December 3, 2024, together with eight other structures of Nagao Hachiman Shrine.
Basic Information
| Name | Nagao Hachiman Shrine Middle Hall and Offering Hall (長尾八幡宮中殿及び幣殿) |
|---|---|
| Location | 11431-2 Jinnan, Nishi-Agenosho, Suo-Oshima Town, Oshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2024/12/03 (Reiwa 6) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber building, copper roof, building area 83 square metres |
| Owner | Nagao Hachiman Shrine (religious corporation) |
| Public Access | Shrine grounds (exterior visible when visiting) |
References
- Nagao Hachiman Shrine Middle Hall and Offering Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00015248
- Nagao Hachiman Shrine Middle Hall and Offering Hall (Yamaguchi Prefecture cultural properties, Japanese)
- https://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/sp/bunkazai/summary.asp?mid=110249
Last verified: 2026.10.14
