[Ikuri ni ilavelave] ShinobiIke Teitendo

「Benten-do Temple
In the seventeenth century. Tenkai, Archbishop of the Tendai Sect, under the patronage of the Lord of Ise. Mizunoya Katsutaka, built the Naka-no-jima islet in the deep pond, and a temple on the small island, and there enshrined an image of Benzaiten Goddess (Sarasvati) of the river to pray for the security, prosperity, and welfare of the nation. However, theoriginal Benten-do Temple was burnt down in World War II, and the main temple was reconstructed in 1958. Enshrined in the small, golden, “gongen-zukuri”-style shrine., as the principal image, is Benten, the goddess of cloquence, poetry, learning, music, art, longevity, and wealth. She has eight arms, with each hand holding a ceremonial artifact to dispel evil and calamity and bring on happiness.」配布由緒書き（日本語版在庫切れ？）