Ushioyama Shrine
Kaicho-zan Omotsu-ji Temple was founded over a period of five years, starting in 724. After that, in 1186, Futsunushi-no-Mikoto was enshrined in the Kannon Hall, and this place came to be revered as a sacred place of syncretism between Shinto and Buddhism.
In the Meiji period, the Shinbutsu Bunri-rei (law to separate Shinto and Buddhism) banned syncretism between Shinto and Buddhism, and Kannon Bodhisattva and Futsunushi-no-Mikoto were enshrined separately. A new Kannon Hall was built, and the old Kannon Hall continued to serve as a shrine dedicated to Futsunushi-no-Mikoto.
The shrine's name, Ushioyama Shrine, comes from the mountain name of Kaicho-zan Omotsu-ji Temple.
The current shrine building is the former Kannon Hall, which was built in 1626.