Yagumo Shrine was relocated from Matsugashima by the warlord Gamo Ujisato. It has a history of being shrined by Kyoto Gion Shrine (Now: Yasaka Shrine). It has been famous in the local area as a shrine for the Gion Festival, where brave and magnificent portable shrines are carried.

Yasujiro described this festival in the essay with the title “The Gion Festival” when he was in the 6th year of elementary school.