Furumine Shrine in Kusaku, Kanuma, is an ancient shrine known nationwide as a Shugendo sacred site enshrining Yamato Takeru. Famous as a shrine of Tengu worship, the Komine-en within the grounds encompasses a vast Japanese garden of about 25,000 tsubo. Tengu are revered as mountain guardian deities, said to bring blessings of fire prevention and good fortune. Tengu masks dedicated from across Japa…

The origins of Furumine Shrine are said to date back more than 1,700 years, with tradition holding that Yamato Takeru visited this site during his eastern expedition. According to shrine records, around the 7th to 8th century, Fujiwara no Takeashi, said to be the teacher of the monk Shodo Shonin, en…