4.24 (left) Inner lse Shrine, Uji-Yamada, 690 CE-present.
In this view of the fence and treasure-house roofs archaicforms of wooden construction are employed in all the buildings here one can see the chigi or crossed-gable end refters and katsuogi short horizontal wooden logs set on top of the ridge
4.25 middle left elevations and plans of main lnner lse shrine or shoden uji-yamada 690 ce-present
The simple elegance of the proportions and materials used of Japanese architecture
4.26 below lnner lse shrine uji-yamada 690 ce-present
The shrine is part of a large complex beside the lsuzu river containing accommodation for pilgrims and priests the shrine itself is constructed anew every twenty years on adjacent rectangular sites lower right where the central post under the main building is retained from the previous rebuilding