[1] The Kameido shrine was built in honor of Sugawara no Michizane, a prominent Japanese politician and scholar.

Despite a long and successful career serving multiple Japanese emperors, Michizane was eventually demoted from his position in the imperial court by the political machinations of Fujiwara no Tokihira.

The original Kameido shrine, built out of wood, was destroyed during World War II when the United States Air Force conducted a firebombing campaign against Tokyo; these bombings resulted in the destruction of large parts of the city.

[1] The restored shrine is famous for a number of its prominent features; the shrine's grounds contain a number of ponds bridged by drum bridges, and compound also has an abundance of plum trees.

[1][2] Every year on 25 January, the custodians of the shrine present a carved good luck charm to a visitor.