The chief tutelary shrine of Odawara, enshrining Yamato Takeru, located in the center of Odawara city. Said to date to the Heian period. During the Hojo period it was deeply revered as the guardian of the castle town, and successive lords contributed to rebuilding the shrine. The main annual festival in May is the largest in Odawara and features a spectacular portable shrine procession. Documents …

The shrine is said to have been founded around the year 1000 during the mid-Heian period, enshrining Yamato Takeru no Mikoto as its principal deity and serving as the chief tutelary shrine of Odawara. During the 16th century, when the Later Hojo clan established Odawara as their stronghold, the shri…