Akiryu Shrine

Akirujinja stands in Itsukaichi, Akiruno, Tokyo, and is listed as the foremost of eight shrines in Tama District of Musashi Province in the tenth-century Engishiki Jinmyocho. The name 'Akiru' means 'paddy-ridge cutting,' reflecting the shrine's origins among those who first cultivated this land. It enshrines four deities: Omononushi-no-kami, Ajisukitakahikone-no-kami, Takehinator-no-kami, and Amenokoyane-no-mikoto. The shrine received donations of sacred land from Minamoto no Yoritomo, Ashikaga Takauji, the Later Hojo clan, and Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1591—a tradition maintained by successive shoguns across twelve generations. The annual grand festival held September 28–30, known as the Itsukaichi Festival, continues to draw crowds today.