Hiyoshi-zukuri
Introduction Hiyoshi Taisha's Higashi Hon-gū, also called  or  is a rare Shinto shrine architectural style presently found in only three instances, all at Hiyoshi Taisha in Ōtsu, Shiga, hence the name. They are the East and West  and the . It is characterized by a hip-and-gable roof with verandas called ''hisashi'' on the sides. It has a ''hirairi'' structure, that is, the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge (non gabled-side). The building is composed of a 3x2 ''ken'' core called ''moya'' surrounded on three sides by a 1-''ken'' wide ''hisashi'', totaling 5x3 ''ken'' (see photo). The three-sided ''hisashi'' is unique and typical of this style. The gabled roof extends in small porticos on the front and the two gabled sides. The roof on the back has a characteristic shape (see photo below).The typical shape of the back of a ''Hiyoshi-zukuri'' roof
See also * Glossary of Shinto
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