Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)

Tprii 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 created by Empress Jingū.

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. The enshrined kami are:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kotodamaya.com, "Sumiyoshi Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-28.

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