Sagimiya Hachiman Shrine

(From the guide) It is said that the founding of our company began in the seventh year of Kōhei (1064) when Mutsu Morigen Yoriyoshi dedicated himself to the Emperor Mutsu Morigen Yoriyoshi, and after the pacification of the Eastern Provinces, he built a shrine in this area facing the Kamakura Highway, enshrined the divine spirit of the god Hachiman, and prayed for the victory of the war, the safety of the nation, and the prosperity of the Genji clan. In the past, there were many old trees and herons living in the temple grounds, so the villagers called it Sagimiya Daimyojin, which was the origin of the place name. In the second year of Shoho (1645), around the time of Imagawa Naofusa's domain, the name was changed to Hachiman Shrine. After the second year of Keian (1648), the Edo shogunate donated more than seven stones of the Imperial Seal, and it is the only shrine in Nakano Ward that has been granted the Imperial Seal, and it is a revered ancient shrine. Established by the post-war Religious Corporations Law, received the transfer of 3,462 square meters (1,049 tsubo) of state-owned precincts in Showa 25, renovated the main shrine in the same 35 years, the shrine hall and worship hall 50 tsubo, the renovation of the Oitemizusha, and as a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Meiji era, the 40th year of the same year Ontake Shrine and the 42nd year of the Inari Shrine were merged and renovated in the precincts of the company, and in the same year, the Kagura Hall was renovated, the assembly hall was newly built, a stone wall was installed, the 50th anniversary of the reign of His Majesty the Emperor in the same 50th year, and the installation of a komainu, In the same year, the roof of the main shrine and the main hall was replaced and renovated, and in the same year, as a commemorative project for the 60th anniversary of the reign of His Majesty the Emperor in the same year, the shrine was renovated and nightlights were installed.