Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
Torii at Sumiyoshi shrine entrance
Sumiyoshi-jinja (住吉神社) is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.[1]
History
Sumiyoshi was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Chikuzen Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Fukuoka Prefecture.[2] The enshrined kami are:
- Sokotsutsunoo no mikoto (底筒男命)[1]
- Nakatsutsunoo no mikoto (中筒男命)[1]
- Uhatsutsunoo no mikoto (表筒男命))[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kotodamaya.com, "Sumiyoshi Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-10-28.
Other websites
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Coordinates: 33°35′09″N 130°24′49″E / 33.58583°N 130.41361°E
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