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.