"Usa Shrine Shrine Mirror" - Usagu Shinryo Ookagami

…The current main hall was completed in 1863 (Bunkyu 3), but it retains the ancient style well and is considered the origin of Hachiman-zukuri, making it a national treasure. The five seated statues enshrined at Wakamiya, the bronze bell (Silla bell) with an inscription from 904, the sword donated by Prince Kanenaga, Shogun of the Western Expedition, and the Usa Shrine Shrine Land Large Mirror (owned by the Grand Priest) are all designated Important Cultural Properties. The current grounds of the summit of Gokoyama (the site of Reizenji Temple) (total of about 150,000 tsubo) and the site of the former Hime Jingu Temple (Miyasako) have all been designated as historic sites. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Usa Shrine Shrine Mirror" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…現本殿は1863年(文久3)の竣工であるが古来の様式をよくとどめ，八幡造の本源とされ，国宝。若宮安置の五神座像，天復4年(904)在銘の銅鐘(新羅鐘)，征西将軍宮懐良親王奉納の剣1振，《宇佐宮神領大鏡》(大宮司家蔵)はともに重要文化財。御許山頂(霊山寺跡)現境内地(合わせて約15万坪)，および旧比咩神宮寺跡(宮迫)を含め史跡に指定されている。…

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