The next shrine I visited on my walk along Route 63 on day 20 of my pilgrimage along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
The shrine was established in the early 11th century as a branch of the head Suga Shrine in Izumo.
As such it enshrines Susano and also one of his sons, Othoshi.
It was known as Ekisha, which ties in with what I learned earlier on the pilgrimage in Okayama where there were several Eki shrines to Susano.
Now the full name of the shrine is Ishiki Shrine, Tabi no miya, Suga Shrine, and it seems that in 1913 Ishiki Shrine was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine and this shrine became a branch of it. Not sure I understand.
What was clear was that there was plenty of Autumn colour at the shrine....
Omakuji left tied to a tree...
After leaving the shrine I passed was seemed to be some sort of small park, although there was no signboard and nothing marked on googlemaps...
The planting of trees and bushes was not by chance....
Then on to the next shrine, Tsukari Shrine.
This is a group of four different shrines which were grouped together.
In 1159, Oyamatsumi was enshrined in Awaya Shrine and moved to this location in 1620.
In 1181 Yamasue Shrine was founded with Sanno Gongen enshrined. Oyamatsumi, Oyamakui, and Wakamusubi. Sanno was the shrine that was based on Mount Hie.
In 1225 a branch of Kitano Tenmangu was established enshrining Sugawara Michizane.
Finally, in 1919 Ito Hirobume, the first Prime Minister of Japan was enshrined in Ito Shrine.
He was born in a village nearby.
As I headed off across country I spied an abandoned house with overgrown grounds.
It was a substantial house, not a farmhouse, but not nearly big enough to be a mansion
And a substantial gate...
The garden must have quite delightful in its day...
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