Takemikumari Shrine is the main shrine of the sacred Mount Kongo, and has been the guardian deity of 18 nearby villages since ancient times, as well as the patron deity of the Kusunoki family. Also known as Suibun Shrine, it is said to have originally been enshrined as a water god at the foot of Mount Kongo-Katsuragi in the 5th year of the reign of Emperor Sujin (92 B.C.E.). In 1334, under the orders of Emperor Godaigo, Lord Kusunoki Masashige moved the shrine to its current location and rebuilt the main hall, worship hall, bell tower, etc. In the Middle Ages, the shrine fell into a temporary decline due to the confiscation of the shrine land and damage caused by fires caused by Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Kawachi Province, but it was gradually restored with a donation from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The main hall is the only one of its kind in Japan, with three cypress-bark-roofed halls connected by a corridor, and is a national important cultural property (public worship is limited to the worship hall). The auxiliary shrine, Nagijinja Shrine, is the oldest shrine in Japan dedicated to Lord Masashige, and the current shrine building was rebuilt in 1940 in accordance with the construction of a government-sponsored shrine. The large torii gate and lion-dog statues at the main shrine are among the largest stone structures in Osaka Prefecture.