An ancient shrine in Yoshida-cho, Kagoshima City, dedicated to Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the deity of the moon. Moon worship has been maintained here since antiquity in Satsuma, and the shrine was long venerated by farming and fishing communities who relied on the lunar calendar. Shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi are rare across Japan, making this a precious example of ancient Satsuma belief. The shrine a…

An ancient shrine transmitting moon deity worship in Satsuma province from antiquity. It continued to receive reverence under Shimazu clan rule and was cherished as a guardian deity governing the agricultural and fishing calendar.