Mizotani Shrine

What it is

• Founded by Tanba Michinushi no Mikoto.
• Enshrines Shinra Daimyojin, Susanoo no Mikoto, and Toyouke Hime no Mikoto.
• Revered by warriors until the Sengoku period.
• Performed imperial court rituals in the late Edo period.

What to see

• Model ship donated by fishermen in the ema-do.
• Metal plaque with Oda Nobunaga's kao is a shrine treasure.
• Old stone lantern attributed to Akechi Mitsuhide.
• Stone lantern designated an important art object.
• Current main hall has a ridge tag from 1869.
• Four auxiliary shrines within its grounds.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.