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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
ikkensha zukuri 一間社造

A style of main shrine building that has a small one-bay sanctuary *honden…

Architecture, Shrines
imibiyaden 忌火屋殿

Lit. pure fire hall. A hall for the preparation of food to be offered to the gods at Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮. The character 忌 imi…

Architecture, Shrines
inari torii 稲荷鳥居 ✓

A type of gate-like structure *torii 鳥居 at inari 稲荷…

Architecture, Shrines
ise torii 伊勢鳥居 ✓

Gateways *torii 鳥居, specific to Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮, of which there are two types.…

Architecture, Shrines
usa torii 宇佐鳥居

A wooden, gate-like entrance *torii 鳥居 of the myōjin 明神…

Architecture, Shrines
ushiro-nagare 後流

The flowing curve of the rear slope of a gable roof in the flowing style *nagare-…

Architecture, Shrines
uwakado 上角

1 The upper corners of any beam cut at an angle.

2 The upper corners of the…

Architecture, Shrines
uzubashira 珍柱 ✓

Also written 宇豆柱. The pillars at center, front, and rear of the main prayer hall *honden…

Architecture, Shrines

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University