Hachiman Shrine

What it is

• A Hachiman shrine, founded in 921.
• Enshrines Himegami, Hondawake-no-mikoto, and Kinagatarashihime-no-mikoto.
• A branch of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
• Tokugawa Ieyasu donated land in 1591.

What to see

• Main hall is a Saitama Prefectural tangible cultural property.
• Main hall construction predates the Muromachi period.
• Yasaka Shrine, a subsidiary shrine on the grounds.
• Yasaka Shrine building constructed in 1843.
• Suijin-gu Shrine, another subsidiary shrine.
• Twelve vermilion seal letters from Edo Shoguns.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.