Yakumo Shrine in Ashikaga has been revered as the chief guardian of Ashikaga, enshrining Susanoo-no-Mikoto as principal deity. Said to have been invited from the Gion Shrine in Kyoto in 869 CE, it was worshipped as a deity for plague eradication. As the tutelary deity of the Ashikaga clan, it received deep reverence from the Kamakura through Muromachi periods, with shrine estates donated. The July…
Yakumo Shrine is said to have been founded in 869 CE when the divine spirit of Susanoo-no-Mikoto was invited from the Gion Shrine (present-day Yasaka Shrine) in Kyoto. Its establishment is traditionally attributed to prayers for the eradication of a plague that spread across Japan at that time. From…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "素戔嗚尊"
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