A celebrated shrine that has held its distinguished status as the Ichinomiya (First Shrine) of Satsuma Province since antiquity, enshrining as its principal deity Amatsu Hikohiko Hohohidemi no Mikoto (Yamasachi-hiko), the hero of the sea luck and mountain luck narrative in Japanese mythology. Adjacent to the precinct, the Enomiya no Misasagi imperial mausoleum is traditionally held to be the tomb …

The exact date of the shrine's founding is unknown, but it has long been venerated as the ichinomiya (highest-ranked shrine) of Satsuma Province, enshrining Amatsuhikohiko-hohodemi-no-mikoto (Yamasachihiko) of Japanese mythology as its principal deity. By the mid-Heian period, it was listed as a Myo…