Shūchi

Shūchi lies in the forested hills of inland Tōtōmi. Among its old places of worship is Okuni Shrine, revered as the province's principal shrine. During the wars between the Takeda and Tokugawa, its priests supported Tokugawa Ieyasu. After victory in 1575, Ieyasu rebuilt the shrine's main sanctuary and other buildings and granted it land. The shrine's setting among trees preserved a sacred centre in the mountain country.