The sacred place of the Soga brothers

His sibling Reichi

During the Fuji Makigari hunting event, Nitta Shiro Tadatsune's camp was located east of Soga Hachimangu Shrine, and it is said that his brother Juro Sukenari was killed nearby. The sacred ground of the Soga brothers is located on a small hill close to Soga Hachimangu Shrine.

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The "Soga Brothers' Revenge," one of Japan's three great vendettas, is known as the incident in which brothers Soga Sukenari and Soga Tokimune killed Kudo Suketsune, their father's enemy, during the Fuji Makigari hunting event led by Minamoto no Yoritomo. Near Shiraito Falls in Fujinomiya City, there are related spots such as Soga no Kakureiwa, where the Soga brothers are said to have hid, the Soga brothers' sacred ground, the grave of Kudo Suketsune, their target of vendetta, and Soga Shrine, which enshrines the Soga brothers.