An Engishiki-listed shrine in Kofu City, a sacred site associated with Yamato Takeru's eastern campaign. Tradition holds that on the return from his campaign, Yamato Takeru stopped here and exchanged linked verses with an old man — making this the 'birthplace of renga' (linked poetry). A monument to the founding of renga stands on the grounds, making it a precious site in the history of Japanese l…

The origins of Sakaorimiya are said to date to antiquity, traditionally associated with Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, who is believed to have stopped at this site during the return journey of his eastern campaign in the reign of Emperor Keiko (around the 2nd century). According to legend, Yamato Takeru c…