Iminomiya Shrine

In this case the Ninomiya and Soja shrine of the province are combined together.

[4][5] The shrine was made at the spot where Empress Jingū camped at before her invasion of Korea.

[8]: 25 It is said Takenouchi no Sukune threw pearls in the water that became nearby islands here.

[7]: 81–83 Kanō Hōgai donated the painting (Ema) Takeuchi no Sukune Throwing the Pearl (1864).

Soja shrines were used so the Kokushi could worship all the deities of the province at once.

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