Yao is the birthplace of ``Kawachi Ondo,'' and the ``Nagashibushi Seisho Kawachi Ondo'' passed down at Jokoji Temple is said to be its prototype, and has been selected as one of the ``100 Best Sounds of Japan'' (formerly the Environment Agency). The unique ondo, which has been practiced and sung by members of the preservation society in the shrine grounds for generations, echoes loudly in the shrine grounds filled with people every year on August 23rd and 24th. In 1385, Matagoro Taifu Fujiwara Moritsugu restored the temple. In 1390, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga made it a place of prayer and gave it a plaque with the words ``Hatsutsuyama'' and ``Joko-ji Temple,'' and it was later renamed Joko-ji Temple. In the 20th year of Keicho (1615), Todo Takatora of the Tokugawa side set up his camp here during the summer campaign in Osaka, and the bloody rim plate from when he inspected the head is still known as the bloody ceiling.