Momiawase Shrine, Hokuto

What it is

• A shrine in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Oyamazumi no Mikoto and Shigemiya Yamagami.
• A stone shrine was built in 1715.
• The current shrine building was constructed in 1980.

What to see

• The shrine building is made of zelkova with a copper roof.
• The building has a floor area of 3.23 square meters.
• The tamagaki (fence) is made of Oya stone.
• The tamagaki is 40 meters long and 0.6 meters high.
• The torii gate is made of granite.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.