Chii Hachiman Shrine

　Chii Hachiman Shrine is situated to the east of the Miyama Thatched-Roof Village. It is said to have been founded in 1071, but was subsequently destroyed by a landslide and relocated to its present site in 1567.

　Furthermore, a legend of the Eight-Headed Great Stag is associated with this shrine. In the early 8th century, a demon in the form of a giant stag with eight heads appeared at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, causing immense damage by ravaging fields and killing livestock. Empress Genmei, who reigned at the time, ordered a military commander named Kaga Saburō Kaneie to subdue this demon. He travelled to Miyama, where the demon dwelled, prayed for divine protection and military success at Hachiman Shrine, and successfully vanquished it. Legend has it that the shrine began when he built a small shrine dedicated to Hachiman Daimyojin.

　The current main hall was rebuilt in the mid-18th century and features magnificent carvings of Chinese lions.