Kibitsu Jinja
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is a Shinto shrine in Okayama
, Okayama Prefecture
, Japan
. The Honden
-Haiden
is a National Treasure
and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri
style of architecture
, although the Soshidō
of Hokekyō-ji
is now believed to have been modeled thereon.
Okayama, Okayama
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of August 2010, the city has an estimated population of 705,224 and a population density of 893 persons per km². The total area is 789.88 km²....
, Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The Honden
Honden
The , is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined kami, usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a statue. The building is normally in the rear of the shrine and closed to the general public. In front of its usually stands the haiden, or...
-Haiden
Haiden (Shinto)
In Shinto shrine architecture, the is the hall of worship or oratory. It is generally placed in front of the shrine's main sanctuary and often built on a larger scale than the latter. The haiden is often connected to the honden by a heiden, or hall of offerings...
is a National Treasure
National treasures of Japan
National Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...
and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri
Kibitsu-zukuri
., or is a traditional Japanese Shinto architectural style characterized by four dormer gables, two per side. on the roof of a very large honden . The gables are set at a right angle to the main roof ridge, and the honden is part of a single complex also including a haiden...
style of architecture
Japanese architecture
' originated in prehistoric times with simple pit-houses and stores that were adapted to a hunter-gatherer population. Influence from Han Dynasty China via Korea saw the introduction of more complex grain stores and ceremonial burial chambers....
, although the Soshidō
Do
Do may refer to:*The verb "to do", which may serve as an auxiliary verb*Do or Dao, a political division in Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and ancient China*Dō , a number of spiritual, martial, or aesthetic disciplines...
of Hokekyō-ji
Hokekyō-ji (Ichikawa)
is a Nichiren school temple founded during the Kamakura period in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-Buildings:* Shisoku-mon * Hokkedō * Five-storey pagoda * Soshidō...
is now believed to have been modeled thereon.
Buildings
- HondenHondenThe , is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined kami, usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a statue. The building is normally in the rear of the shrine and closed to the general public. In front of its usually stands the haiden, or...
-HaidenHaiden (Shinto)In Shinto shrine architecture, the is the hall of worship or oratory. It is generally placed in front of the shrine's main sanctuary and often built on a larger scale than the latter. The haiden is often connected to the honden by a heiden, or hall of offerings...
(1425) (National TreasureNational treasures of JapanNational Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...
) - South Zuishin-monMon (architecture)is a generic Japanese term for gate often used, either alone or as a suffix, in referring to the many gates used by Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional-style buildings and castles.-Significance:...
(1357) (Important Cultural PropertyImportant Cultural Properties of JapanThe term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....
) - North Zuishin-monMon (architecture)is a generic Japanese term for gate often used, either alone or as a suffix, in referring to the many gates used by Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional-style buildings and castles.-Significance:...
(1543) (ICP) - Okamaden (1612) (ICP)
See also
- List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines)
- Hokekyō-ji (Ichikawa)Hokekyō-ji (Ichikawa)is a Nichiren school temple founded during the Kamakura period in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-Buildings:* Shisoku-mon * Hokkedō * Five-storey pagoda * Soshidō...