| It is the origin of this shrine when Susanono-Mikoto
was enshrined by Sakanoue Todo (a son of
Hironomaro) in the third year of Jokan (862).
The main building is composed of 3. The second
and third of it were founded in the 10th
year of Eisho (1513), the Muromachi period
and these are both important cultural monuments
designated by Osaka Prefecture. There is
a place for composing renga (linked poem)
in the precincts, which was destroyed in
the Winter Siege and later reerected in the
5th year of Hoei (1708). Practices composing
renga occurred in the Heian period and prevailed
especially in this shrine as a yearly ritual
ceremony because of its familiar relations
with Kuge (court nobles) Such a thing reminds
us of prosperous cultural activities of the
medieval period in the Kumata province. There
are a lot of camphor trees in the precincts
and one of them is more than 600 years old,
designated as a natural monument by Osaka
Prefecture. |
