Cultural Assets－Temples and Shrines

Located next to Kinyu-ji Temple, this was called Kinyu-ji Gongengu as the temple’s guardian shrine until the government’s policy to separate Shinto and Buddhism in the late 19th century. There’s also reference to the shrine in the Katsurei-zakki. Since medieval times, it served as the main shrine for the 13 villages of Shindachi. The shrine preserves notable historical structures, including a main hall in the five-ken nagare-zukuri style built in the early Edo Period, and a large wari-haiden (divided worship hall) from the mid-Edo Period.