The precincts of the shrine contain not only the graveyard but also the place where he is said to have committed suicide with his family members in the Battle of Minatogawa (some disagree with this opinion).
湊川の戦いで楠木正成が一族郎党と共に自害したとされる戦没地（異説あり）と、墓所の両方を境内地に含んでいる。