It is said that in May 1901, Nao DEGUCHI, the founder of Omoto, visited the Island, and spread Shinsui (sacred water) (Kinmei water), which was brought from a place recognized as sacred by the Omoto, as well as water from Moto Ise (shrines or places where the deities of Ise Jingu Shrine were once enshrined) to the sea directly beneath the peak of Tsuriganeiwa rock.
明治34年5月、大本の開祖・出口なおが当地に渡島し、大本教で聖地としている場所から持ち込んだ神水（金明水）と、元伊勢の水を釣鐘岩の絶頂から眼下の海に散布したらしい。