Suga Shrine Explained

Religious Affiliation:	Shinto
Deity:	Yashimajinumi

Suga Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan^[1]

The shrine, claimed to stand on the site of the palace Shinto deity Susanoo built after defeating the Yamata no Orochi, enshrines Susanoo, Kushinadahime, and their son Yashimajinumi.^[2]

According to the Kojiki it was the first Shrine in Japan.^[3] It was founded immediately after the battle when Susanoo married Kushinadahime.^[4] The Shrine is also seen as the birthplace of Waka poetry. After Susanoo wrote a poem about the surrounding area.

The shrine is listed in the Izumo Fudoki as one of sixteen shrines in Ōhara District not registered with the Department of Divinities.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: DNAC . Suga Shrine VISIT SHIMANE . 2023-10-17.
2. Web site: 第十六番 須我神社 . 2020-03-30 . 出雲國神仏霊場を巡る旅 (Izumo-no-kuni shinbutsu reijo o meguru tabi) . 社寺縁座の会 (Shaji Enza no Kai).
3. Web site: Suga Jinja Shrine（Shimane） . 2023-10-17 . Nationwide location database . en.
4. Web site: Holy ground of Izumo Mythology . 2023-10-17 . Unnan City: The Holy Ground of TATARA Ironworks and Izumo Mythology . en-US.
5. Book: Records of Wind and Earth: A Translation of Fudoki, with Introduction and Commentaries . Association for Asian Studies, Inc. . 1997 . 153 . Aoki, Michiko Y..