Sumiyoshi Shrine | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Sumiyoshi sanjin |
Glossary of Shinto |
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City) is a Shinto shrine located on Iki Island in Japan.[1][2] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[3]
In 927 it was listed as a Myojin Taisha in the Engishiki.[4]
It is a branch shrine of Sumiyoshi-taisha.[5] A shrine located in Osaka.[6][7][8]
It is one of the oldest Sumiyoshi shrines alongside Sumiyoshi jinja in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture, and Moto Sumiyoshi Shrine in Kobe, Hyōgo prefecture. However, it is not known which one of these is the oldest.[9]
Strangely for a sea god shrine, it is located in the center of the Island. The shrine has a myth that it is located in the center because the gods were disturbed by the sound of the waves.[5]