Izumijinja Shrine
Izumijinja Shrine was formerly called Rokusho Myojin, and it is said that in 889, Ookunitama-no-ookami (the great god of land) wad separated from the Kokufu of Musashi Province.
It is considered that the shrine used to be located alongside Tama River, but it was destroyed by the flood, and subsequently relocated to the present location.
Izumijinja Shrine enshrines Ookunitama-no-ookami, and it is believed that the shrine offers various blessings for, for example, marriage, good health, and recovery from illnesses.
In the precincts, there are a torii and a monument to admire Naosuke Ii, both of which are designated as cultural properties of Komae City.
Dedicated in 1651, the small-size torii is made of stones.
The stone monument to admire Naosuke Ii was built in 1901 to praise him as a contributor to the opening of the country to the world.
Besides, there is also a monument on which a Manyo poem is inscribed (4-14, Nakaizumi, Komae-city).
It is a monument on which one of the poems included in the “Manyoshu” (The Anthology of Myriad Leaves), the oldest collection of poems in Japan, is inscribed.
The first monument of the poem was built in the early 19th century, but it was destroyed by the flood of Tama River. In 1923, the present monument was rebuilt in cooperation with Eiichi Shibusawa, an influential person in the business world at that time.
