神社的神圣银杏树在1945年东京大空袭中为周边地区抵挡燃烧弹而被烧成焦黑,却奇迹般存活下来并繁茂至今、、这个故事如今已被收录在小学道德教科书中。

One of the trees burned in the Tokyo air raids naturally formed into the shape of a fox (kitsune), the messenger of Inari, locals call it the "hidden Inari" and visitors are challenged to find it among the trees.