Nakagokan Shrine - Annaka

Nakagokan Shrine (Nakago Kanjinja) Main festival god Ijen Nami-mei, Hayatama no Otome, Kotomo no Otome, Ken no Mitsuto life, Yasaka sword life, Kuraine soul life, Kihana Sakuya Hibi life Foundation 4th year of Bun'an (1447) History Our company is an old Suwa shrine that sits in the character Taya (formerly Mitsugi). Sueda Oyama Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Character Hara Sengen Shrine, Sueda Inari Shrine, Kotohira Shrine, Nishikubo Inari Shrine, Sueda Hachiman Shrine, Akihasha Yasaka Shrine, Character Kubo Suwa Shrine, Character Osawa Suwa Shrine, Sueda Yasaka Shrine, Kotohira Shrine , Oyama Shrine and Suesha Yasaka Shrine were enshrined together and renamed Nakagokushi Shrine. "Annashishi" has "Mitsugi Suwa Daimyojin Festival Shinmae Observation One, Regular Festival July 7th, 7th, Housekeeping Dazazaemon-mochi", which is the number of houses in Nakagokushi Village. There were many In addition, the character Sakazume Kumano Shrine in the shrine is a company that Masatomo Yoda, who built the castle in the middle of Muromachi in the middle of the Muromachi period, solicited from Kumano Shrine on the pass as a guardian. There is worship of successive castle owners such as Masumi and lords. In the Edo period, Hishimochi was dedicated by the belief of safe delivery and was distributed at the festival. In addition, it seems that there was a Shote Prince monument in the 19th year of the Taisho era in our precincts. (From Sakimiya Sakimae Shrine website) The main deity god is Ijen Nami-mei, Hayatama-no-mei, and Koto-no-no-mei, and it was the first shrine where each company was enshrined at Suwa Shrine, but the surviving company seems to be Kumano Shrine. This Kumano Shrine was commissioned by Mr. Yoda, who built Gokan Castle in the Muromachi period, as a guardian from the Kumano Shrine on the Usui Pass. It has been revered by the owners of the castles for generations. (For details on Mr. Gokan and Gokan, refer to "Stunning Yamashiro-Gokan Castle Ruins")

It seems that it was used as a location for sunny weather. Since there are many bush mosquitoes, it was better to spray insect repellent. The stone steps are narrow, so be careful when climbing up and down.