The Story ofMichinoku Gold
Takekoma Shrine
LocationRikuzentakata
ContentsJapan Heritage
A shrine that was transferred here to serve as a guardian deity for the Tamayama Gold Mine alongside Tamayama Shrine. It is an important shrine that, together with its counterpart Tamayama Shrine, protected the gold mine. The Oshu Fujiwara and Date clans held deep faith in it, but with the decline of the gold mine, it was transferred to its present location in the village. It is a valuable cultural property that relates to the rise and fall of the Tamayama Mine.
Cultural assets status / Classification
undesignated (Historic Site)
