Ushimado Shrine

Ushimado Shrine is a shrine located in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. It is also called Ushimado Hachimangu Shrine. The old company rank was prefectural company. == Enshrined God == Emperor Ojin, Empress Jingu, Hime no Kami, Takeuchi Sukune == History/Origin == It is said to have been built during the Chowa period (1012-1016) of the Heian period, and there are five large keyhole-shaped tombs in Ushimado-cho, as well as countless round tombs and shell mounds, making it the original source of the shrine. It is believed that this shrine dates back even further, and in later generations Empress Jingu and other deities of Hachiman were enshrined in the place where local divine spirits were enshrined and called ``Ushimado Myojin,'' based on the legend of the Sankan Conquest. Although it is not mentioned in the Engishiki, it is written in the Bizen Domestic Shinmyocho as ``Junior Sani Ushimado Myojin.''