Okazaki Hachimanguu - Shrine
Restored and furnished with land for rice paddies in the year Ouei 3 (1396) by Yoshihiro Ohishi, this tutelary shrine for the area is still respected as the village shrine. During the Bouchou war with Harutaka Sue , the shrine was destroyed by fire along with the historical treasures contained within. Afterwards in Tensho 4 (1576), the shrine was reconstructed by Shigeyoshi Sugi and was subsequently maintained by the Ashikaga family.
In the front of the shrine is a 700 year old campor tree. On the tree live Siebold-KOGISERU (an animal in the same order as slugs) who move up and down the tree in sync with the tides of the sea. This behavior has inspired their use as amulets to protect against disasters at sea.
The shrine was licensed to brew sake on October 5 in the year, Meiji 32 (1899). Only 3 other shrines in Japan have this license: Ise Shrine, Izumo Taisho, and Nakoshiyama shrine in Chiba prefecture.

April.1997 (Kusunoki-cho Board of Education.)