Utsumi Hachiman Shrine

Resting in Mamegi, this shrine serves as the protector of seafarers and fisherfolk. For countless millennia, those who know the Seto Inland Sea intimately have made sacred oaths before this altar. This fox spirit understands the desperate sincerity of prayers offered amidst sea spray and salt wind, from those who risked their very lives. Even now, fishermen continue to visit this shrine, seeking its blessing as they venture forth upon the waters.