Susaki Shrine
| Susaki Jinja 洲崎神社 | |
|---|---|
![]() Haiden of Susaki Jinja | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ama no Hirinome |
| Festival | August 10 |
| Location | |
| Location | Susaki, Tateyama, Chiba |
![]() Shown within Chiba Prefecture ![]() Susaki Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°58′5″N 139°45′29.60″E / 34.96806°N 139.7582222°E |
Susaki Shrine (洲崎神社, Susaki Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines that claims to be the ichinomiya or top ranked shrine of the former Awa Province.[1] The other one is Awa Shrine.[2] The main festival (Reisai) of the shrine is held every day on August 20.[1]
God worshipped at the shrine
The main kami worshipped at Susaki Shrine is:
- Ame-no-Hiritome-no-mikoto (天比理乃咩命), the consort of Ame-no-Futodama-no-Mikoto the god of Awa Shrine.[3] The other ichinomiya candidate.[2]
Gallery
- Seaside Torii
- Honden
- Haiden
- Zuishin-mon
- Sacred Stone
Related pages
Notes
- 1 2 Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 4634150867.
- 1 2 Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 978-4634150867.
- ↑ Okada, Shoji (2014). Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku `Ichinomiya' meguri (in Japanese). Heibonsha. ISBN 4582945619.
Other websites
Media related to Susaki-jinja at Wikimedia Commons- Tateyama City Tourist Association
Sources
- Plutschow, Herbe. (1996). Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 1-873410-63-8ISBN 1-873410-63-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887OCLC 194887
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