The buildings of the Japanese shrine develop into two courses. One of them is based on the Japanese Style from ancient times. The examples taking this course are Ise Zingu and Izumo Taisha and these shrines keep of ther initial style under no influences of the style of Buddist buildings. Taking another course the buildings of shrine have the ornamental detail of Buddist buildings. The majority of shrines in the middle age develop into the latter course. Nikko Toshogu is at the zenith of this course. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ornamental details and its regional tedencies of the buildings of shrine. The ornamental details are employed actively in the buildings of shrine at the end of the 13th century and classified into following three types; (1) Wayo : This style is used from Nara periad in Japan. (2) Daibustuyo : These styles are introduced from China in early years of the 13th Century. (3) Zensyuyo : These styles are introduced from China in early years of the 13th Century. These apears the regional tendencies on the employment of the ornamental details after the 14th century. The shrines in Nara and Southern Kyoto have details of the Daibustu Style. In Osaka prefectures, the shrines have the details decorated gergeously. The details of the shrines in Siga prefecture are simpler and plainer than that in Osaka. The chronological tendencies after the 14th century in to be found the regional characters in the limited area.