Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki) Explained

Sumiyoshi Shrine
住吉神社
Map Type:Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture#Japan
Coordinates:33.9996°N 130.9566°W
Map Relief:1
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Type:Sumiyoshi
Deity:Sumiyoshi sanjin
Location:11-1 Ichinomiyasumiyoshi 1-chōme, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0805
Festival:December 15

is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15.[1] Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.[2]

Enshrined kami

The kami enshrined at Sumiyoshi Jinja are:

History

The origins of Itakiso Jinja are unknown. Per the Nihon Shoki, when the legendary Empress Jingū embarked on her conquest of the Korean Peninsula, she entrusted the Sumitomo sanjin to protect her passage across the ocean. En route back to Japan, she had a message from the gods that their oracle was to be found in Nagato Province, where a shrine should be built. The shrine first appears in the historical record in an entry dated 859 in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku. In the 927 Engishiki it is listed as a and is called the ichinomiya of the province. The shrine was worshipped by the military classes and as a guardian of maritime traffic. From the Kamakura period, it received donations from successive shogun, including Minamoto no Yoritomo. Although the shrine declined in the Muromachi period, during the Sengoku and Edo Periods it was patronized by the Ōuchi clan and the Mōri clan, daimyō of Chōshū Domain.

After the Meiji Restoration, it was listed as a in 1871, and promoted to a in 1911.[3]

The shrine is located a twenty-minute walk from Shin-Shimonoseki Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen.[4]

Cultural properties

National Treasures

National Important Cultural Properties

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shibuya . Nobuhiro . Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya . 2015 . Yamakawa shuppansha . 978-4634150867 . Japanese.
  2. Encyclopedia: Yonei. Teruyoshi. Aramitama. Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin University. 5 February 2011.
  3. Book: Yoshiki . Emi . Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido . 2007 . PHP Institute . 978-4569669304 . Japanese.
  4. Book: Okada . Shoji . Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri . 2014 . Heibonsha . 978-4582945614 . Japanese.
  5. Web site: 住吉神社本殿. Sumiyoshi Jinja Honden. Japanese . . August 20, 2020.
  6. Web site: 住吉神社拝殿. Sumiyoshi Jinja Haiden. Japanese . . August 20, 2020.
  7. Web site: 銅鐘. Dosho. Japanese . . August 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: 金銅牡丹唐草透唐鞍. Gold bronze arabesque saddle. Japanese . . August 20, 2020.
  9. Web site: 住吉社法楽百首和歌短冊(明応四年十二月). Sumiyoshi-sha Horaku Hyakushu Waka Strip. Japanese . . August 20, 2020.