No.137 Raijin-yama – the origin stone

When an epidemic took hold in ancient times, apparently Shirokane’s Raijin-yama is where the god of thunder was worshipped in order to suppress the epidemic. The god was worshipped as the god that guards the land, and in ancient times at festival events evening stalls were set up along Kitasato Street below. Apparently, the shrine building was destroyed and this stone monument was erected on the site (enshrined together at Shirokane Hikawa Shrine). It is very regrettable that no one looks back on it now.