When the time of the foundation of this
shrine is unknown but its history dates back
before the 1st year of Kyohou (1716). The
shrine was named Temmangu shrine in the old
times but it had the present name in the
4th of Meiji.
According to legend, when Sugawara Michizane
(845-903) was relegated and removed to Dazaifu
(Fukuoka prefecture) in the 1st year of Engi
(901), he dropped in around here on the way
and was deeply touched by the sight of thousands
stumps of small pines and wrote a poem.
The shrine was consolidated by the Osumi
jinja in the 42nd year of Meiji but was founded
again because the residents displayed a good
deal of enthusiasm for its independence. |
