The chief tutelary shrine of Honmoku, said to have been founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1191. Enshrining Ohirume-no-Muchi (an alternate name for Amaterasu) and Takehaya-Susanoo-no-Mikoto, it has gathered the faith of seafarers and fishermen since the Kamakura period under the protection of the shogunate. The Omagashi ritual, performed on the eve of the fourth Saturday in August, involves floati…

According to tradition, Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the shrine at Honmoku when he passed through on his way to Kamakura in 1191. Honmoku was a cape jutting into Sagami Bay, an important hub for fishing and maritime transport since ancient times; the shrine served as a spiritual pillar for fishermen…