Aya

Aya lies in northern Sanuki, facing the Inland Sea. On Mount Shiromine stands a temple associated with the exiled Emperor Sutoku, who died in Sanuki in 1164 after the Hōgen disturbance. His attendants established a place of worship near his burial site. The temple continued to receive the protection of military rulers: in the late sixteenth century Sengoku Hidehisa and Ikoma Chikamasa both granted it lands in the district.