History
The date of Yaizu Jinja’s foundation is unknown. Per shrine tradition it was founded in 409. In the early Heian period Engishiki records, the shrine is mentioned as one of four shrines in Mashizu District of Suruga Province. The shrine was patronized by the Imagawa clan in the Muromachi period, and given revenues of 500 koku for its upkeep. This was reduced to a 70 koku stipend in the Edo period b the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1883, Yaizu Jinja was recognized as a “Prefectural Shrine” under the State Shinto system.
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