Once there were a fire bell tower and a volunteer fire brigade station here. Hachiman-hama battery was in the south of the shrine. It is as old as Maiko battery of Akashi domain which was designed by Katsu Kaishu at the end of Edo period. The ruin of Maiko battery was designated as National Historic Site.
Akashi heritage-map “Okura” 2014
It still remains along the Saigoku Kaid? (Western National Highway).
