Seto Shrine

What it is

• Also called Seto Mishima Myojin.
• Founded in 1180 by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
• Main deity is Oyamatsumi no Kami.
• Eleven other deities are enshrined here.

What to see

• Two wooden Bugaku masks are Important Cultural Properties.
• Seven wooden deity statues are Yokohama City Cultural Properties.
• Two wooden guardian gate god statues are Cultural Properties.
• Biwajima Shrine is on Biwajima Island.
• Biwajima Island is a Yokohama City historical site.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Kanazawa-Hakkei Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.