Hoshino Shrine　Covered Shrine ・ Main Shrine

The covered hall was rebuilt to protect the main shrine from the elements for another 100 years or more. The main hall is a city-designated cultural property, and was renovated and restored at the same time as the rebuilding of the covered hall, without damaging the main hall.
The new covered hall is an epoch-making fusion of old and new technologies, including the use of the traditional Japanese "traditional construction method" without hardware, the "Ishiba-built" method of building on paving stones, and the use of "marginal bearing capacity calculation" for structural calculations.

In Japan, traditional techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation are on the decline, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the skills of traditional craftsmen.
As a temple carpenter and designer, he has participated in numerous architectural awards to convey the new possibilities of traditional techniques to young designers and builders by creating "attractive structural beauty" and "beauty of use" architecture based on the evolution of traditional techniques from the inheritance of traditional techniques.

2024, iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 / Gold Award / Germany
2024, iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 / Award / Germany
2024, A’DESINE AWARD 2024 / Silver Award / Italy
2024, A’DESINE AWARD 2024 / Bronze Award / Italy
2024, DFA Design for Asia Awards 2024 / Bronze Award / Hong Kong
2024, DFA Design for Asia Awards 2024 / Merit Award / Hong Kong
2024, BLT BUILT DESIGN AWARDS 2024 / Honorable Mention / Switzerland
2024, BLT BUILT DESIGN AWARDS 2024 / Honorable Mention / Switzerland
2023, KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 / KUKAN OF THE YEAR / Japan
2023, KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 / Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award / Japan
2023, KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 / Gold Prize / Japan
2023, KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 / Sustainable Design Prize / Japan
2023, KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 / Bronze Prize / Japan