Shinmon/Norito-ya (Shrine Gate/Prayer House)

The Shinmon is located just in front of the Honden and serves as the entrance and exit to the front of the main sanctuary. Connected to the fence surrounding the Honden, casks of sake dedicated to the shrine are placed on either side. Starting with the daily worship, most rituals carried out at the shrine are conducted within the Shinmon. Visitors are not normally permitted to enter the Shinmon, but those who go to the shrine office may be escorted to the Shinmon interior, where they will receive an oharai blessing, listen to the priest read aloud the norito prayer, and offer a tamagushi (a sprig of sakaki evergreen sacred to Shinto with kamishide paper attached) before the altar and pray with two bows, two claps, and a last bow.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Haiden (Worship Hall)

The Haiden is located to the east of the Honden. A fukihanachi style worship hall, it has no walls, and the large eaves give it a refined appearance. Inside the Haiden are portraits of eighteen of Oda Nobunaga’s thirty six loyal vassals, retainers who were determined when the shrine was founded to have served Oda Nobunaga meritoriously in advancing his ideals to unite the nation and create a peaceful and modern society. Bugaku and the nō dance Atsumori are performed here during the Funaoka Taisai festivities. An offertory box for donations and a haraigushi wand used for purifications are placed in front of the Haiden. It is here that visitors may take the wand and move it to the left, right, and left again over the shoulders for purification. Onse complete, you may make an offering and pray.(Offerings made here are used for the upkeep and repair of the shrine.) The concept of purity is very important in the Shinto religion, and this sort of purification is just one way in which it is believed visitors may cleanse their body and mind of the impurities they may have accumulated in their daily lives.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Shinsensho (Hall of Offerings)

The Shinsensho is used to prepare food and drink offered to the deities, such as rice, sake, mochi rice cakes, fish, seaweed, vegetables, fruit, salt, and water.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Temizu-sha (Ritual Cleansing Station)

The water here is used to cleanse both hands and rinse out your mouth prior to prayer. Engraved at the center of the stone water basin is the crest of the Oda family. The Shinto religion values purity, and one is expected to purify their body and soul before presenting themselves before the deity. Washing oneself at the Temizu-sha is one of the ways this is accomplished.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Saikiko (Storehouse for Ritual Implements)

This storehouse is used to hold the shrine’s treasures and the tools used in various shrine rituals and festivities.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Shamusho (Shrine Office)

This building is where the business of the shrine is conducted. Here you can procure ofuda talismans and omamori amulets, request an official visit or prayer, or seek counsel with a priest. This is also where you can receive the shrine's goshuin seal.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Kihinkan (Distinguished Guest House)

The Kihinkan is located to the east of the Worship Hall. Within is a room reserved for the chokushi, an esteemed messenger dispatched by the Emperor.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Ōtorii (Grand Torii Gate)

This grand torii gate is placed at the base of Mt. Funaoka facing east. Torii gates are characteristic symbols of Shinto shrines, and are placed at the entrance/exit and along the sandō path through the precincts. Torii gates come in a variety of shapes and materials, but Kenkun Shrine’s Ōtorii, like the prestigious Meiji Shrine’s, is done in the shiraki-zukuri myōjin kata style that brings out the natural beauty of the wood it is made from. The beauty of the torii’s balance between man-made structure and nature, as well as the quality of the work, is widely recognized. With a height of 7.4 meters and a width of 10.3 meters, it is the largest shiraki-zukuri myōjin kata style torii gate in Kyoto.

In 2008, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

Massha Yoshiteru Inari Jinja (Yoshiteru Inari Sub-Shrine)

Located halfway up Mt. Funaoka, this sub-shrine is located in the northeastern precincts facing south. Three honorable deities, Ukanomitama no Ōkami, Kunitokotachi no Ōkami, and Sarutahiko no Ōkami are enshrined within.
Ukanomitama no Ōkami: The deity known as a kami of food and clothing, which are necessary in our everyday lives, as well as one who can be prayed to for increasing production and success in business.
Kunitokotachi no Ōkami: The deity known as a kami who protects the country as well as the household, they are also a deity of good health that can dispel disease.
Sarutahiko no Ōkami: The deity known as a kami who guides those suffering people who have lost their way to the correct path, they are also prayed to in order to fulfill goals, avert disaster, and grant safety in transportation.

Inari Myōbu Motomiya (Original Inari Myōbu Shrine)

This small shrine is located next to the Yoshiteru Inari Sub-Shrine, enshrining the spirit fox of Mt. Funaoka. From ancient times it was believed that Mt. Funaoka and Mt. Inari in Fushimi had a deep connection with spirits, and it is said that the spirit fox of Mt. Funaoka is also enshrined in the Fushimi Inari Taisha Myōbu-sha.

Funaoka Myōken-sha (Funaoka Myōken Shrine)

Located to the south of the Temizu-sha, the Funaoka Myōken-sha enshrines the local god of Mt. Funaoka, Genbu Ōkami. When the Heian capital was founded in 794, Mt. Funaoka, as the home of Genbu full to overflowing with natural energy, was part of the system of four god beasts who guarded the cardinal directions around the new capital. As the god of Mt. Funaoka, Funaoka Myōken is praised for its powers to erase misfortune, aid in recovery from all sorts of illnesses, and protect the household.

Daiheiwa Keishin Shinseki (Reverence for Great Peace Monument)

Dedicated in Showa 45 (1970) on the site of the former Honden by the Shūyōdan Hōseikei, this magnificent and solemn monument stands 6 meters tall. The Head Priest at that time, Matsubara Shizuka, received the sacred words “reverence for great peace” in a divine revelation, and the late founder Idei Seitaro of the Shūyōdan Hōseikei wrote the five kanji characters, the only work of his that survives. Each year in April members of the religious organization gather before the monument for a ceremony to pray for inner harmony, peace in the home, and the eventual achievement of world peace as part of their “benevolence to all things” philosophy.

“Atsumori” Kahi (Lyric Monument for “Atsumori”)

“A man's life of 50 years under the sky is nothing compared to the age of this world. Life is but a fleeting dream, an illusion— Is there anything that lasts forever?”

This monument memorializes a verse from a dance performed by Oda Nobunaga before he set off for the frontlines at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560.

Komainu (Guardian Lion-Dogs)

The pair of lion-dogs have one statue with its mouth open ("A") and one with it closed ("Un"). The concept of "A-Un" comes from Buddhism, and represents the beginning and end of all things.

Mountain Summit
The lion-dogs were carved by Mr. Jingoro Tomatsu of Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. The pedestal features the Oda clan’s family crest.

Erected in May, 1994		Left Side “Un” Statue Height: 124cm	Right Side “A” Statue Height: 121cm

Base of the Mountain
These lion-dogs are placed at the foot of a staircase that leads to the former location of the Honden where the Daiheiwa Keishin Shinseki now stands. The pedestal on the right has the kanji 奉 carved on it, while the left has 献. Read together, this means “dedication”.

Erected in April, 1997		Left Side “Un” Statue Height: 121cm	Right Side “A” Statue Height: 121cm

Shagōhyō (Shrine Sign Posts)

There are currently five sign posts for the shrine.

Kenkun Street Erected in April, 1898. Receiving support from volunteers of local neighborhoods such as Wakamiya Yokochō, Motoisachō, and Myōren-ji Maechō, this marker was erected facing east on the northern side of Kenkun Street, which runs east to west beginning with the Grand Torii Gate in the west.		Kitaōji Street & Funaoka Higashi Street Intersection Erected in June, 1940. Erected in honor of the deity’s transfer back to the shrine after successful renewal of the Cyprus bark roof, this sign marker is placed facing north at the southwest corner of the intersection of Kitaōji Street and the north-to-south running Funaoka Higashi Street in front of the Grand Torii Gate.
Kuramaguchi Street & Jōfuku-ji Street Intersection Erected in July, 1940. Dedicated by the Seishin School District in celebration of the 2,600th year since Emperor Jinmu’s reign, this sign marker is placed facing south at northwest corner of the intersection between Kuramaguchi Street and the long, south-running Jōfuku-ji Street that begins from the southern shrine approach.		North Side of the Grand Torii Gate Erected in the winter of 1964. Placed on the 380th anniversary of the enshrined deity’s ascension, this marker was dedicated by Head Priest Matsubara Shizuka in commemoration of a 1962 trip to Rome with his wife in which they were able to have an audience with Pope John XXIII.
Southeast of the Kihinkan Erected in September, 2013. This marker was erected thanks to the dedication of shrine parishioners.

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