Umeto jinja

Umedo Shrine, near Iijima Station, surrounded by a thick grove.
In autumn, the traditional festival featuring a lion dance float, dating back to the mid-Edo period, is held here.
It is said to have been enshrined during the reign of Emperor Nintoku and gained reverence as a guardian of the post town in central Ina during the Momoyama period.
During the Edo period, when the Iijima Jinya Magistrate's Office was established, many offerings were made by officials.

At the entrance stands a large stone torii gate, with another torii along the shrine path surrounded by the grove.
There are stone steps along the path, with the worship hall straight ahead and the shrine office to the right.

The protective structure behind the worship hall houses the main shrine, a two-bay Nagare-zukuri.
The bracket complexes, with main frog-leg struts in the center, the highly curved ebi-koryo (shrimp beams), and the swirling patterns of the wood nose, display the characteristics of late 17th-century style.
The main structure's framework is painted in vermillion, with decorative coloring on the brackets and other components, and the rainbow beams of the projecting eaves and the carvings above them were added during later repairs.