Koshikiiwa Shrine
The grounds of this shrine also include an outdoor sumo dohyo and a stage, possibly used for kagura. History. In the Engishiki, a document about royal ceremony in the Heian Period, Ōkuninonushi-Nishi-Jinja (大国主西神社) is cited; this shrine is believed to be today's Koshikiiwa Jinja. About 1644, this shrine was re-constructed and, in 1656, Ebisu from Nishinomiya Shrine was enshrined there by the monk . The present inner shrine was built in 1936, and the outer shrine was built in 1983.