Muchizaki Shrine

The front gate, which is designated as an important cultural property, is a relocated version of the Minami Otemon gate from the former Zeze Castle. The company's name comes from the fact that Minamotono Yoritomo, who was on his way to Kyoto in 1190, visited the shrine from horseback with a whip. Muchizaki Shrine was originally called ``Yabase Hachiman Shrine,'' but after Yoritomo's visit to the shrine, it became known as ``Muchizaki Hachiman Shrine.'' In the Meiji era, the new government issued an order for the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, and from this time on, it became known as ``Yabase Hachiman Shrine.'' The name was changed to ``Muchizaki Shrine''.