An ancient shrine revered as the chief guardian of Yuki, formed by merging Takeda Shrine and Suga Shrine.
Enshrining Takenunakawaawake and Susanoo, worshipped for martial fortune, evil-warding, and bountiful harvests.
As the Yuki clan's tutelary deity, it gathered warrior devotion since the medieval period, with ties to the Battle of Yuki.
Holding high status as successor to the Engishiki-listed '…
The founding date is unknown, but it descends from the Engishiki-listed 'Takeda Shrine' (recorded 927 CE).
Takenunakawaawake was one of the Shidoshogun (Four Road Generals), enshrined as a war deity with achievements in pacifying the eastern provinces.
In the medieval period it was revered as the Yu…
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "武渟川別命・須佐之男命"
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