| The Rai family, a sword smith living in
Kyoto, removed to take refuge here
from turmoil
between the Nancho and Hokucho (the
south
and north Emperor, 1336-1392) and strove
to develop here and the vicinity. It
is said
that the family founded and worshipped
the
Sugajinja as the protective God around
here.
The God is enshrined now also in the
Nakajimasosha
shrine and the site of it is now a
park where
there is a big camphor tree aged 600
years.The
tree is named a natural monument by
Osaka
prefecture (30m height, 1.6m diameter,
above
30m extent of branches). |
