Flying Shrine
Yawata City Yawata Doi 44
It was founded in 1915 (Taisho 4) (1915) by Tadahachi Ninomiya from Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture, who succeeded in the first powered model flight experiment in Japan in 1891 (Meiji 24)). Inspired by the gliding appearance of a crow, he created a "crow-shaped flying device" powered by fixed wings and succeeded in flying. In Meiji 26 (Meiji 26) (1893), he designed a biplane model "iridescent flying machine" that had no tail and could be ridden by a person, but abandoned due to lack of funds.

After that, he moved to Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, and began building a full-scale prototype, but in Meiji 36 (Meiji 36) (1903), he learned that the Wright brothers of the United States had succeeded in the world's first continuous flight of a powered heavy aircraft, and he left airplane development.

Heartbroken by the large number of victims of aviation accidents since the invention of the airplane, Chuhachi invested his own money to build a shrine in his residence in Yawata (where he is present) to comfort the spirits of the deceased, and prayed for aviation safety and the development of the aviation business.

The current worship hall was rebuilt in 1989 in the ancient Western style, and features a stained glass decoration depicting a cylindrical column and a crow that inspired its invention. In addition, there is a museum attached to the museum, which exhibits photographs taken by Chuhachi himself at the time and iridescent flying equipment (models), as well as items donated by various companies and organizations, as well as 1,000 plastic models Dedication by individuals.