Sakurami Shrine is located to the south of the upstream of the Sakura River in Uda City, Nara Pref. It was called “Tenno-gu” in the ancient times. It is said to have been originated in one of the Himorogi (a tentative shrine) placed at the four corners of the camp when Emperor Jinmu went on an expedition to the east and pitched a camp in Takagi in Uda area. The deity enshrined here is Princess Konohana Sakuya. Later in the Edo period, Yasaka Shrine, Atago Shrine and Benzaiten Shrine in Udano were enshrined together as the Keidaisha (shrines existing in the precinct of the main shrine). There is a 2000-year-old huge cedar tree called “Yatsufusa Sugi,” which is said to have been planted by Emperor Jinmu. The trunk circumference of the tree is 9 m. The dignified -looking eight trunks growing out of one stock and intertangling one another present a wonderful sight. It was designated as a National Natural Treasure in 1932.