Tekona Rei-jindo, enshrined in Mama, Ichikawa, conveys the legend of the beautiful woman Tekona sung in the Man'yoshu. Tekona is a tragic woman who is said to have thrown herself into the Mama inlet in anguish from being courted by many men. The hall enshrines a divine image to console the spirit of Tekona, and gathers faith as a deity of good matchmaking. Man'yo poets Yamabe no Akahito and Takaha…

The origins of Tekona Rei-jindo are traditionally traced to the Tenpyo era of the Nara period, around 730 CE. It is said that the hall was built to console the spirit of Tekona, a tragic beauty who is said to have thrown herself into the Mama inlet in anguish over unwanted courtship. By the Nara per…