![]() ![]() It was rumored that when his shrine fell into disrepair, Masakado's angry spirit wrought natural disasters and plagues upon the nearby lands. Locals who respected his defiance, and fearing his curse, enshrined him in Kanda Shrine, and his spirit is said to watch over the surrounding areas. After his defeat in 940 AD, he was by and his severed head was brought to the Shibasaki area in a wooden bucket (首桶) and buried on a low hill near the shrine's location today. ![]() He is an important figure in the shrine's history.
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