Tokumochi Shrine

徳持神社
It is said that the founding of the company was made during the founding year (1249-1255) when the spirits were solicited from the Usa Shrine in Buzen (present-day Oita Prefecture). He was revered as the guardian deity of the inhabitants of Ikegami Village, Ebara District, and was also called the Hachimangu Shrine. Originally, it was located in the southern district of Tokumochi (near the current Ikegami 7-chome Sozenji Temple), but in 1906 (Meiji 39), it was moved to its current location (former 809 Tokumochi) in order to establish the Ikegami Racecourse (the largest in Japan at that time). When it was rebuilt in May of the 41st year of the Meiji era, on September 15 of the same year, the Inari Shrine, which had been enshrined in Tokumochi Kamijuku, was enshrined, and the name of Hachiman Shrine was changed to Tokumochi Shrine. During the Greater East Asia War, the shrine was unfortunately lost due to air raids, so the shrine precincts, which had escaped destruction, were moved to the ruins of the main shrine, and in April 1948, the Tokumochi Shrine Worship Association was established. In August 24, a temporary shrine hall (wooden 13 tsubo) was constructed, and in August 29, a shrine office was constructed, and in the same year, the precincts were maintained and trees planted. In May of Showa 34, the Tokumochi Shrine Reconstruction Association was established for the reconstruction of the shrine, the groundbreaking ceremony was held in February 39, the upper building festival was held in August of the same year, and the Shoseiza festival was held in August 40, and the completion celebration was held on September 3, Showa 41, and the shrine was rebuilt. About 750 years after its founding, it still sits on the land of Ikegami Tokumochi and protects people's lives.