Jishu Shrine

The origin of this shrine is reportedly from when Monk Soo from Enryakuji Temple built Myooin Shrine there and built this shrine as the tutelary in 859.

The deity enshrined in this shrine is Kunitokotachi no Mikoto, and the landlord deity of the area, Shikobuchi Myojin, is also enshrined. Shikobuchi Myojin is the deity that is often enshrined around the basin of the River Ado and is worshipped as the ancestral deity of cultivation of this area as well as the deity of water.

In the precinct, the worship hall, Heiden hall [a hall for offerings] and the main shrine are all lined up side by side. The main shrine was built in 1502 and kasuga-zukuri style [featuring gabled roof construction with building on the gable end] was applied. This style was rare in Shiga Prefecture. The main hall and Heiden Hall built in the same year were designated as Important Cultural Properties.