An ancient shrine with over one thousand years of history, listed in the Engishiki jinmyocho (official register of shrines compiled in the Heian period under the ritsuryo system) as a shikinaisha of Awa Province. Enshrined near Naruto, close to Awaji Island (the birthplace of the land in creation mythology) now linked by the Onaruto Bridge, the shrine venerates the deity Awachi no Kami. It is a sa…

The exact founding date of Awa Jinja remains unknown; however, the shrine is listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho (compiled in 927 CE), the official government register of shrines under the Ritsuryo system, as an imperial shrine (shikinaisha) of Myoto District in Awa Province. This confirms that the sh…