Although Haibutsu-kishaku (a movement to abolish Buddhism) in the Meiji period forced it to eliminate the Buddhist institution and remain only as a shrine, it has continued using its Buddhist temple architecture and conserved a unique atmosphere.
明治の廃仏毀釈の際に寺を廃し神社のみとなったが、建物は寺院建築をそのまま使用しているため、独特の雰囲気を残している。