The origins of the shrine date back 1800 years[1] and it is linked to Empress Jingū.

[6] During the festival people carry matsuri floats and chant.

[6] Ths shrine has a massive shinboku or divine tree, a camphor tree, on its premises[1][2][4] The tree itself is 1800 years old[4][2] The current main shrine was rebuilt by Kamakura no Yoritomo, the lord of Yanagawa Castle during the Sengoku period, and the main shrine and stone five-story pagoda have been designated as Important Cultural Properties by the national government.

[citation needed] It has a seated wooden figure of the Buddhist deity Guanyin[4] and a dramatic standing statue of Watatsumi as Ryūjin.

[4] It is inscribed with the date of the 10th month of the 10th year of the Shohei Era.