Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
Online ISSN : 1881-8161
Print ISSN : 1340-4210
ISSN-L : 1340-4210
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN SANCTUARY AT IZUMO-TAISHA SHRINE IN THE KEICHO PERIOD
Akira FUJISAWA
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1998 Volume 63 Issue 506 Pages 149-154

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I propose a reconstructed model of the main sanctuary at Izumo-Taisha Shrine in the Keicho period. It was 5 ken (35 shaku, approximately 10.605 meters) wide, 5 ken deep, a ken was equivalent to 7 shaku, and 6 jo 5 shaku 4 sun (approximately 19.816 meters) high. I presume that it didn't have a pillar that supports the ridge beam directly (manamoti-bashira), and it had a roof construction system based on one slightly curved beam (koryo) and principal rafter with king-strut (inoko-sasu).
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