Sugiyama Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine founded in 652.
• Dedicated to the deity Ōnamuchi-no-mikoto.
• Served as the tutelary shrine of former Tobe Village.
• A candidate for Yokohama City's only Shikinaisha.

What to see

• The current main hall, rebuilt in 1956.
• Shrine grounds covering 3,600 square meters.
• A Kaguraden building.
• A rat statue erected in 2002.
• An image of Daikokuten donated by Toshio Kurosawa.

When to go

• The annual festival is held on August 20th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.