Osasahara Shrine
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Osasahara Shrine
大笹原神社 (おおささはらじんじゃ)
Osasahara Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yasu, Shiga. Its Main Sanctuary is a designated National Treasure (Mid-Muromachi period, 1414).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Shrines
- Location
- Yasu, Shiga
- Address
- 滋賀県野洲市大篠原
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Shrines
- Location
- Yasu, Shiga
- Address
- 滋賀県野洲市大篠原
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Osasahara Shrine Main Sanctuary
- Era
- Mid-Muromachi period
- Year
- 1414
- Structure
- three bays wide, three bays deep, single-story, hip-and-gable roof, one-bay porch (kohai), cypress-bark roofing
- Designated
- April 27, 1961
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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