Misato cho
Jusan Shrine

Photo: Niu and Hachiman sub-shrine halls

Designated Important Cultural Property
Heian Period

According to legend, the shrine was so named because it was dedicated to thirteen gods (jusan means thirteen in Japanese). It is said to have been erected in 784.
It consists of three buildings: a main shrine hall with a cypress bark roof in the sangensharyu-zukuri style, and two sub-shrine halls (Sessha-Niu Shrine and Sessha-Hachiman Shrine halls) both in the ikkensha-kasuga-zukuri style.
These buildings feature beautifully colored gables and uniquely designed sculptures.

Source: The Misato municipal government

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