The Yasaka-jinja Shrine in subsidiary shrine sits in the precincts of Sanno Hie-jinja Shrine (Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku). It is a shrine that inherits Tennosha Ichinomiya, which was once the guardian deity of Minami Temmacho (currently Chuo-dori on both sides of Kyobashi 1-3 chome). Together with the two palaces of Otemmacho and the three palaces of Kodemmacho (later Kofunecho), it forms a corner of Edo Santenno, and the lively atmosphere of Gionkai resting place of portable shrines is depicted in the Edo Famous Zoukai.
In Gozu Tenno and Susanoonomikoto, enshrined deity was said to have been obsessed with the belief of the commercial and agricultural guardian angel and the eradication of evil illness before the Edo period. In 1885, Kanda-jinja Shrine was hit by a fire and Tennosha was burned down, and shrine parishioner Minami Temmacho and others recommended the Yasaka-jinja Shrine on the grounds of Hie-jinja Shrine.
komainu (lower right) and stone lantern dedicated to the old shrines in 1820 (1820) were relocated from Kanda-jinja Shrine in 1901. The lantern is engraved with "Tennogu" (left photo) and "Minami Temmacho" (right photo), and the thoughts of the people at that time speak. @ Akira Makibuchi
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