Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine (本住吉神社, Motosumiyoshi Jinja) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Higashinada ward, Kobe.[2] It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe. It is next to Sumiyoshi Station. The shrine has existed since the 13th century.[3]
| Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine (本住吉神社, Motosumiyoshi Jinja) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Sokotsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto Nakatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto Uwatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto Empress Jingū Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto Ōyamatsumi-no-Mikoto[1] |
| Location | |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°43′07″N 135°15′36″E / 34.7187453°N 135.260127°E |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine holds a danjiri festival annually in May.[4] Portable shrines are wheeled through neighborhoods around the shrine by teams of about 50 people.
Controversy
editIt is insisted by the Shrine in its "Chronicle of Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine" (2000), based on Kojiki-den written by Motoori Norinaga, that the head of Sumiyoshi Shrine originally moved from this Shrine to Sumiyoshi Taisha because Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine has "Moto-" which means "the Head".[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Hyogo-Jinjacho
- ^ Hyogo-Jinjacho
- ^ "本住吉神社". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Higashinada Ward Danjiri Festival". 25 March 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Hyogo Jinjacho
- ^ Azumi-zoku and Sumiyoshi Shrine-6
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