An ancient Aoyama shrine traditionally founded in the Tentoku era (957–961) by enshrining branch deities from the Kumano Sanzan in Kishu. Located near the ward boundary with Shibuya and close to Jingu Gaien. During the era when Kumano faith spread throughout Japan, Kumano's gods were also welcomed to this site. The precinct lies within Aoyama's quiet residential streets, preserving a tranquility u…

According to tradition, the shrine was founded during the Tentoku era (957–961) when deities from the Kumano Sanzan in Kii Province were enshrined at this site. As Kumano faith spread throughout Japan from the mid-Heian period through the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the gods of Kumano were welco…