The shrine is said to have been founded on April 8, 45th year of the reign of Emperor Suinin, when Koka no Okina offered Amaterasu Omikami and enshrined the spirit of Yamatohime no Mikoto at Koka Hikumo-gu Shrine, and called her Takaza Daimyojin.
During the Heian period, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was ordered by Emperor Saga to subdue the evil spirits at Suzuka Pass, and he quickly subdued them. At that time, Tamuramaro shot his remaining arrow and said, "I will use the merit of this arrow to prevent disasters for all people. Enshrine me at the place where the arrow fell," and had the main shrine built at the place where the arrow fell.
In 812, the year after Tamuramaro died in 811, an altar to worship Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was erected at Futago no Mine at Suzuka Pass by imperial decree of Emperor Saga. In the same year, an epidemic broke out in the area, and Emperor Saga ordered a great prayer to ward off evil spirits at the shrine. As a result, the shrine came to be revered as a god of warding off evil spirits. In addition, Tamuramaro defeated the demons at Suzuka Pass and made traffic safer, so the shrine came to be revered as a god of road safety.
On April 8, 822, the shrine dedicated to Tamuramaro, which was located at Futago-no-mine, was moved next to Koza Daimyojin and named Koza Tamura Daimyojin.
The imperial plaque handwritten by Emperor Saga was burned in the fires of the Tenbun War, but in 1638 during the Edo period, Emperor Gomizunoo bestowed the imperial plaque of Shoichii Tamura Daimyojin and displayed it on the torii gate. Throughout the Edo period, the shrine was deeply revered by the Tamura clan, the lords of Ichinoseki Domain, who were Tamuramaro's descendants.
In the past, there was a temple called Jinguji in Kozano, which was a branch temple of the temple, and the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva, which Tamuramaro carried as a personal Buddha when he conquered the Emishi, was enshrined there. However, due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, the relationship with Jinguji was severed in 1868, and the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva, which Tamuramaro held as a personal Buddha, was moved to Eiunji.
In 1872 (Meiji 5), the name was changed to Koza Shrine, and on April 6, 1887 (Meiji 20), permission was granted to rename it Tamura Shrine. During this time, it was ranked as a prefectural shrine.
In 1907 (Meiji 40), Tamura Shrine, which was located at Futago no Mine on the Suzuka Pass, was enshrined at Katayama Shrine in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture.
Among the treasures are the sword of the Chuba-ya and three arrowheads owned by Tamuramaro.
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