The Shintō shrine
Two archaic shrine types: Ise’s shinmei-zukuri (entered on the long side, straight thatched roof) and Izumo’s taisha-zukuri (square, entered on the gable, raised high).
The rules it illustrates
Shinmei-zukuri: the style of Ise. Build the sanctuary of unpainted cypress on posts set directly in the ground, with a raised floor and veranda, a straight thatched gable roof entered on the long side, crossed finials (chigi) and ridge billets (katsuogi), and a free-standing post at each gable carrying the ridge.
Rebuild the shrine every twenty years. Every twenty years build an exact replica of each sanctuary on the alternate site beside it, transfer the deity at night, and dismantle the old buildings.
Pillars rooted in the rock, finials in the sky. Raise the god’s dwelling high on thick pillars planted deep in the bedrock, with crossed finials reaching up to heaven.
Where it appears in the book
In the styles Japanese.
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.