One of the oldest gold mines in Japan are in Oda District which is now known was Wakuya Town, Toda District, Miyagi Prefecture, and the Koganeyama-jinja Shrine in Koganehazama, Wakuya Town is often compared with Engishikinaisa.
日本最初の産金地である小田郡の金山は現在の宮城県遠田郡涌谷町一帯であり、同町黄金迫（こがねはざま）の黄金山神社(涌谷町)は延喜式内社に比定される。