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Stone guardian lions donated in 1828. Only the base remained after wartime metal collection, and the current guardian lions were dedicated in 1991. The stonemason Hirota Bunichi was the grandfather of Hirota Koki, Fukuoka Prefecture's first Prime Minister.
In 1828, bronze guardian lions were donated to the shrine by parishioners and placed upon a granite pedestal. However, during World War II, these bronze statues were collected for the war effort, leaving only the empty stone base behind for many years.
The current granite guardian lions were donated in 1991 by Nagao Hyakujiro, a parishioner.
Guardian lions typically form a pair, with one having an open mouth representing the "A" form and the other with a closed mouth representing the "Un" form. However, both of this shrine's guardian lions are male forms.
The stone carver's name "Hirota Bunichi" carved into the pedestal belonged to the grandfather of Hirota Koki, who was the first Prime Minister of Japan to come from Fukuoka Prefecture.
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