Yokosuka Suwa Shrine's origin is stated in the shrine chronicle: “On March 12, 1573, during the reign of Emperor Shojamachi, the spirit of Suwa Myojin in Shinano Province was invoked.
According to records, the main hall and worship hall were rebuilt in August 1801, and the current shrine building was constructed in 1923.
In the past, the Company was located in Taki, Yokosuka Village, Miura County (present-day Shimomachi shopping district), rising out of the sea in the hills behind it, overlooking Edo Bay in the distance, with the constant echoing of waves.
In the Meiji era (1868-1912), with the establishment of the Yokosuka Military Port, the number of people moving into the area increased year after year, and the nearby mountain cliffs were cut down and reclaimed.
The existence of the shrine was threatened when the mountain cliff was cut down and reclaimed, but three benevolent persons donated their property, and the shrine was moved to its present location.
The name “Wakamatsu-cho” was derived from the name of the landfill construction work in this area, which was mainly carried out by Mr. Katsushichi Takahashi, whose shop name was Wakamatsu-ya.
In May of 1922, the shrine was upgraded to a village shrine, and in September of the same year, it was designated as a shrine to which the offering of offerings of sacred offering money should be made.
Since then, the shrine has been the core of the downtown commercial district, the center of Yokosuka City, and the shrine's annual festival in May and rooster market in November (an annual festival held at Owashi Shrine, a shrine on the premises) are widely known to the public as a downtown tradition.
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