Concerned about the region before leaving Echizen Province in order to accede to the throne, he appeased his vengeful spirit in Asuwa-jinja Shrine and left it to the care of one of his children, Princess Umakuda no Himemiko who served as the priestess of the shrine. |
天皇即位のため越前を離れることになると、この地を案じて自らの御生霊を足羽神社に鎮めて御子の馬来田皇女(うまくだのひめみこ)を斎主としてあとを託したという。 |