Haguro Shrine (Kurashiki City)

Haguro Shrine is a shrine located in Tamashima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. == History == Our shrine is located on Mt. Haguro, a small hill in the middle of the old town of Tamashima, which was once a small island in the Seto Inland Sea. In 1658, when Katsutaka Mizutani, the lord of the Bicchu Matsuyama domain, was developing new rice fields in the Tamashima region, he solicited and built Dewa Shrine in Mt. Haguro, Dewa Province. Afterwards, it attracted worship from residents of the area around Tamashima Minato, which flourished as a commercial port, and merchants such as Kitamaebune who frequented the port, and the shrine building was rebuilt in 1665 by Katsumune Mizutani, the second lord of the domain. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1845, and the worship hall was rebuilt in 1852. Additionally, from 1970 to 1978, the Haguro Shrine Community Center was built to dispose of the air raid shelters dug during World War II, and the roof of the building was expanded into the precincts. == Enshrined God == Tamayorihime no Mikoto, Sotokarasuson, Okuninushi-no-kami, Koto-shironushi-no-kami == Divine Virtue == Achievement of good fortune, marriage, and prosperous business === Festival === 2nd Saturday and Sunday of May: Sumiyoshi Shrine and Mizutani Shrine annual festival First Friday and Saturday of August: Tenjin Festival 2nd Saturday and Sunday of October: Autumn Festival *The Seven Lucky Gods are enshrined around the main shrine, and the Shichifukujin Festival is held every year on the first Sunday of April in conjunction with the annual prayer festival.