上じょう宮ぐう

noun

shrine building on the highest ground

Refers to a structure within a Shinto shrine complex that is situated on the highest point of the precincts. A specialized architectural term.

• この神じん社じゃの上じょう宮ぐうは、長ながい石いし段だんを登のぼった先さきにある。

  The upper shrine building of this shrine is at the top of a long stone staircase.