The Dikes and Tunnels of Shimada Minbusaemon The trace of Masse Jinja The trace of the Ranch The trace of Masse Jinja This stone monument was built in 1915 by the town's people. It lies next to Kirishima Junior High School. On December 1234, the volcanic eruption of the Kirishima mountain destroyed the shrine that lies in Setaogoe. The Masse Shrine was a temporary shrine until a new one was built. For 250 years this temporary shrine was used. But in 1484, during the Emperor Gotsuchimikado reign, the priest Kenkei was ordered by Shimazutadamasa to rebuild the Masse Shrine and install a new sacred symbol of the deity. The the shrine was rebuilt in 1911. This shrine honors the Taguchi god, Tenshi.