ouji-zukuri　王子造

KEY WORD :　architecture / shrines

Also written 皇子造. A style of construction used for a Shinto shrine sanctuary *honden 本殿. Also sumigi-iri kasuga-zukuri 隅木入春日造. Ouji-zukuri sanctuaries are constructed in the kasuga style *kasuga-zukuri 春日造 with the addition of hip rafters *sumigi 隅木. Examples include Kumano Honguu 熊野本宮 and Kumano Nachi Jinja 熊野那智神社, both in Wakayama prefecture.

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