An ancient shrine whose founding date is unknown, though a ridge tag from 1191 confirms Kamakura-period origins. Managed by the Koyasan Shingon temple Shinkoji in the early modern period. Listed as a village shrine in 1873, and merged with three neighboring shrines in 1908. The tutelary shrine of Kamiooka, its hilltop grounds surrounded by trees offer a tranquil atmosphere surprising for its locat…

Although the exact founding date is unknown, a ridge plaque dated 1191 confirms the shrine's existence during the Kamakura period. The enshrined deity is Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, traditionally said to have been invited from Kashima Jingu in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture. Throughout the medieval per…