Japanese Traditional Architecture

Hetsu-gu is one of the three shrines that comprise Munakata Shrine

and enshrines Ichikishimahime-no-Kami, one of the three female

deities of Munakata.  Visitors passing through the torii gate and

proceeding along the path will find the Main Hall, dedicated to

Ichikishimahime-no-Kami, beyond the Shinmon gate. 

The Shimenawa is the biggest in Japan. Surprisingly, weight is

3ton, with 2.6m diameter and 11m length. Shimenawa is the thick,

twisted, straw rope. It was believed in ancient days that a Shimenawa 

had the power to keep off evil sprits, so many objects connected with

Shinto Shrines decorated with Shimenawa.

Breath taking scenery in harmony with the Shrine.  Ukiha Inari Shrine,

located at foot of Mino mountain range, 130 m height from sea level. 

The 90 vermilion coloured Torii Gates stand on the 300 steps stairs is

introduced you from bottom area to the Shrine main building.

The shrine is designated as the special government shrine. The shrine

dedicated to Naomasa Nabeshima, who oversaw the manufacture of

Japan’s first modern Cannon.

The Sueyama Shrine is located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District. 

Feature of the Shrine is Shrine gate made by porcelain, and usually the

Shrine gate are made of stone or wood.

It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Nabeshima Naoshige, and Yi

Sam-pyeong.

One of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan and located in 

Kashima-city, Saga-prefecture. Dedicated to Inari, the deity

whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind

in Japan.

The world’s only Confucian shrine built outside China by Chinese

hands. First built in 1893 by Chinese residents of Nagasaki with the 

support of the Ch’ing Dynasty government, the shrine was designed 

to serve as a place of worship and learning for the Chinese community,

and housed a Confucian sanctuary and primary school.

The complex of building and gardens comprising Suwa Shrine nestles

on a shaded stretch of hillside overlooking the heart of Nagasaki City.

The shrine was founded in the wake of ban of Christianity in the early

17th century, and during the Edo Period it soon grew into a spiritual

and cultural hub for the citizens of Nagasaki.

Sanno Shrine is located approximately 800 meters away from the ground

zero of Atomic bomb. The Shrine was instantly obliterated by the explosion

and the 4000 degrees Celsius heat wave vaporized nearby trees.

Aso Shrine is popular as a god protecting worshipers from traffic accidents, 

and exorcism, marriage, and learning. Aso shrine one of the oldest and

most prominent shrines in Japan, and was built in 281 before accession of

the 1st Emperor Jinmu.