Namura-jinja Shrine is said to be one and the same with the Namura-jinja Shrine (the same pronunciation, but written using different Japanese characters) that appears in a record of all shrines in Japan that was completed in 927, during the Heian period.
The tower gate is quite overwhelming, elegant and stern with its thatched roof jutting above the countryside, and the glory of the view from here has become one of the Eight Views of Ryuo.
Furthermore, the west main temple, showing a construction often seen among the older temples in Shiga, is a designated National Treasure.
The two curved wooden supports with asymmetrical carvings are especially beautiful, and aptly represent the times from which they come.
With careful attention paid to every detail, as well as the use of a front chamber, this stands as a representative example of shrine construction from the middle ages.
http://en.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/152