A Shinmei shrine in Atsugi enshrining Amaterasu Omikami, a branch of the Grand Shrine at Ise. The shrine maintains a clean, serene space modeled after Ise Jingu. The Niinamesai ceremony is held each year to offer gratitude for the harvest.

Atsugi Shinmei Jinja is traditionally said to have been founded around 1100 CE (the 2nd year of Kowa), during the late Heian period. According to tradition, a divine spirit was enshrined here as a branch of the Grand Shrine at Ise, establishing the site as an important center of Ise faith in Sagami …