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Isozaki Shrine

Beautiful shrine pavilion built on a rock face

The shrine, built on a mountainside cliff, is called “kake-zukuri,” or “suspended structure,” because half of the building is suspended over the rocky hillside.

The three corners of the foundation are built on natural stone, and access to the shrine is through a passage under the floor.

While kake-zukuri structures can be seen in Buddhist temples in the prefecture, there are no other examples of kake-zukuri of this scale in shrine buildings, making it a very valuable object.

Information

Name
Isozaki Shrine
磯前神社
Link
Official Site
Address
Aza Kamitono, Waseda Inagawa, Tokoha-cho, Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture
Telephone number
0247-68-3113

Koriyama

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