仁德天皇
(Hachiman Shrine in Hirogawa, Wakayama), formerly called “Hachimangū”, was famous as the shrine of Ubusuna-gami (God of Birth) among those people who lived in the seven villages of the Hiro estate. It consists of four buildings: Honden (main hall), Wakamiya-sha, Kora-sha and Tenjin-sha. The main hall enshrines Hondawake-no-Mikoto (Emperor Ojin), Tarashinakatsuhiko-no-Mikoto (Emperor Chuai) and Okinagatarashihime-no-Mikoto (Emperor Jingu). Wakamiya-sha enshrines Ohsagi-no-Mikoto (Emperor Nintoku), Kora-sha enshrines Tekenouchi-no-Sukune. And Tenjin-sha Sugawara no Michizane, a great scholar, calligrapher, poet and politician in the Heian period.