Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival.

Singer-songwriter Shinji Tanimura, who died on Oct. 8 at age 74, wrote most of the lyrics for the hit songs of folk-rock band Alice, of which he was a member. Tanimura once said in an interview ...