Shinmei Shrine (Fukui)
神明神社
Nishina Shinmei Shrine
Nishina Shinmei-gu preserves the oldest surviving example of shinmei-zukuri architecture in Japan, the same style used at Ise Grand Shrine. While Ise rebuilds its shrines every 20 years (leaving no ancient structures), Nishina has maintained the practice of periodic rebuilding while also preserving older structures, giving visitors a rare opportunity to see what ancient Ise-style construction looked like. Designated a National Treasure, the main hall and middle gate date to the early Edo period but faithfully reproduce earlier architectural forms.
This is the only place in Japan where you can see an ancient shinmei-zukuri structure, the same architectural style used at Ise Grand Shrine.
Source: documented
Location Coordinates
36.4811, 137.8594
1159 Yashiro Miyamoto, Omachi-shi, Nagano
Shinano
Shinano-Omachi Station (JR Oito Line)
Dawn to dusk
Bus or taxi, about 15 minutes
Limited
Japan's oldest surviving Ise-style shrine architecture, a National Treasure that reveals what Ise Grand Shrine looked like in ancient times.
神明神社
上川神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
瀧川神社
新冠神社
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Nishina Shinmei-gu preserves the oldest surviving example of shinmei-zukuri architecture in Japan, the same style used at Ise Grand Shrine. While Ise rebuilds its shrines every 20 years (leaving no ancient structures), Nishina has maintained the practice of periodic rebuilding while also preserving older structures, giving visitors a rare opportunity to see what ancient Ise-style construction looked like. Designated a National Treasure, the main hall and middle gate date to the early Edo period but faithfully reproduce earlier architectural forms.
Nishina Shinmei Shrine is located in Omachi-shi, Nagano. The full address is: 1159 Yashiro Miyamoto, Omachi-shi, Nagano.
The enshrined deities are: Amaterasu Omikami.