Nishina Shinmeiguu shrine

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Nishina Shinmeiguu shrine
Nishina Shinmeiguu shrine

The wooden architecture in the photo looks like a big woodcraft. It is made of Hinoki (Japanese cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa), a conifer tree native to Japan. The material stands out in durability and light weight.

Nishina Shinmeiguu (仁科神明宮) is a Shinto shrine in Oomachi city. It is the oldest Shinto shrine in Nagano prefecture originally established between 1048 and 1192. Nishina is the old name of Oomachi.
The area surrounding the shrine had been a manor of the Ise Shrine (伊勢神宮) that is dedicated to Amaterasu Oomikami (天照大神). Being the mythical ancestress of the present-day imperial family of Japan, she is the goddess of the sun.

The Nishina family, the local ruler of the area, inherited the manor and managed the shrine until the 16th century. The Nishina was defeated by the Takeda from Yamanashi prefecture, who was defeated by the Tokugawa who united Japan in 1603. During the Edo period, the shrine had been funded and managed by Daimyou (Samurai rulers) based in the Matsumoto castle installed by the Tokugawa shogunate. At present, it is locally managed with subsidy from the National Government.

The shrine in Oomachi was built in the Shinmei-zukuri (神明造) style that is identical to the Ise Shrine that preserves the autochthonous architectural tradition before the influence of Buddhist architecture from China and Korea.
I have an impression that the style has something to do with the architecture styles of Austroasian people in Indochina and southern part of China.

Like the Ise Shrine, the Nishina Shrine has been rebuilt or renewed every twenty years, which is called Shikinen Senguu (式年遷宮). The last complete rebuilding was made in 1636, and the works for Shikinen Senguu since then have been to replace roofing material of Hinoki bark and other deteriorated parts.

Based on the Shinto tradition, it is built in the sacred forest of conifer trees such as Japanese cedar, cypress, red pine, tsuga etc.
Small houses in the left are shrines dedicated to other affiliated deities.
Two photos were merged to get this image.

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Taken on: July 29, 2024
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