Daisan Hongū 第三本宮

Official explanation

Daisan Hongū, or “third main shrine,” is dedicated to Uwatsutsuno-o no Mikoto, one of the three maritime deities of Sumiyoshi Taisha. Like the other shrines, Daisan Hongū’s main sanctuary, or honden, has a straight gable roof topped by crossed ornamental timbers at each end. This style is called sumiyoshi-zukuri and is thought to pre-date the arrival of other architectural styles from the Asian mainland in the sixth century. The offering hall, or heiden, was added in the Kamakura period (1185–1333). It is connected to the main sanctuary by a short corridor that contains a torii gate. The current honden was built in 1810 and is designated a National Treasure.

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