Kamosu Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.
• Local names include Kamosu-san and Oba no Omiya-san.
• Believed to be founded around the mid-Heian period.
• First mentioned in literature in 1208.

What to see

• The main hall, a National Treasure.
• Oldest existing Taisha-zukuri style building.
• Main hall rebuilt in 1583.
• Main hall roof has three katsuogi and chigi.
• Interior paintings by Kano Sanraku and Tosa Mitsuoki.

Getting there

• Accessible by bus or taxi from JR Matsue Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.