Sorahiko Shrine located in Mt. Kuwayori in Shobara City, Hiroshima Pref. is an old shrine, which was enlisted in Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers in the Heian period). The enshrined deity is Hikohohodemi no Mikoto (the grandfather of Japan’s first emperor, Jinmu). On both sides of the front approach stand the huge cedar trees with a diameter at breast height of 5.5 m and 5.2 m respectively, which are designated as prefecture’s Natural Monuments. In the precinct are several stone statues of Komainu (Chinese dogs) including the pair of stone dogs made of granite stone and the one made of Sesshu ceramic, which uniquely looks up at the sky. One can sense high artistic quality in its simplicity. A large stone hand washing basin inscribed with the making year of Genroku 2 (1698) and a stone lantern of Koka 5 (1848) are also place in the precinct.