Enshrined in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, this shrine has been venerated since ancient times as the Second Shrine of Kaga Province (Kaga-no-kuni Ninomiya). Its principal deity is Sugaoi Ishibu no Kami, worshipped as a guardian of agriculture and fishing by the local community. Sugaoi Ishibu no Kami is an ancient deity appearing in the Nihon Shoki, and the shrine's founding is estimated to preda…

Sugaoi Ishibu Shrine is an ancient shrine listed in the Engishiki jinmyocho, with its founding estimated to predate the Nara period. As the Ninomiya (second shrine) of Kaga Province, it received the reverence of provincial governors and came under the protection of powerful warriors of Kaga during t…