ご挨拶
greeting

Samuhara Jinjya is currently situated in the middle of the city of Osaka, offering a small but green oasis amid the surrounding buildings. However, the shrine originally enshrined its deities in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture, in Tsuyama City. The original shrine is now worshipped as the Oku-no-miya (inner shrine) and Moto-miya (original shrine) on Mt. Hizume in Kamo-cho. There, a small castle called Dodo Castle (also known as Hizume Castle or Ochiai Castle) once stood, and it is believed that the shrine was originally enshrined within this castle. After the castle fell into disuse around the Tensho era, only faint traces of it remained in the mountains, and the shrine itself was remembered and visited only by local residents.

Tomisaburo Tanaka, the reviver of the shrine and a native of Dodo, was taught as a child to pray at the ancient shrine before entering the mountains to avoid snake bites and injuries. As an adult, he credited the shrine's protection with saving his life during the wars of the Meiji era. His reverence for the shrine's blessings has allowed the faith to continue to this day, for which we are very grateful.

Having the honor of succeeding this legacy, I now welcome visitors daily and strive to pass on the history and faith of the shrine. It is only through divine grace that people are moved to visit and pray here. Althogh our grounds are small, Please come and pay your respects. Chief Priest of Samuhara Jinjya　Daisuke Ogino