Shinmei Shrine, enshrined in Higashi-Funabashi, Funabashi, is the guardian shrine of the Higashi-Funabashi area with Amaterasu Omikami as principal deity. Shinmei shrines enshrining the principal deity of Ise Jingu, Amaterasu Omikami, have been transferred throughout Japan, functioning as guardian deities governing agriculture and all aspects of life. Higashi-Funabashi is a district that developed…

Higashi-Funabashi Shinmei Shrine is said to have been founded around 1400, during the Oei era of the Muromachi period. It is believed to have been established as a Shinmei shrine enshrining Amaterasu Omikami, the principal deity of Ise Jingu, serving as the guardian shrine of the Higashi-Funabashi d…