@This shrine is an ancient one which was
written in the Engishiki (an ancient law
code). Takemikazuchino-Mikoto and Oukuninushino-Mikoto
are enshrined in the same shrine. The Nyoganji
temple was a jinguji which belonged to the
shrine to hold a service for Gods of this
shrine. The temple is said to be founded
by Syotokutaishi and reconstructed by Kobotaishi.
The temple has a standing image of Shokannon
founded in the last years of the Heian era
and it is made of a jointless tree of genus
zelkova, which is designated as the cultural
asset of Osaka Prefecture.
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