A Hikawa-type shrine in Gamo, Koshigaya, enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto as the ancient guardian of this district. One of the oldest guardian shrines in the area, it served the Gamo community through the ages of agriculture and the Nikko Kaido post-town era. The forested precinct with its historic hall and torii gate has sheltered local festivals and parishioner faith across the seasons.

Gamo Hikawa Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around the Kennyu era (1190s) of the early Kamakura period, placing its origins near the year 1200. As part of the widespread network of Hikawa shrines across the ancient Musashi Province, it enshrines Susanoo no Mikoto as its principal d…