| 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 (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]
Festivals
[edit]The Higashinada Danjiri festival is held in the shrine area each May. Thirty-two Danjiri festival carts depart through the shrine’s gate and are paraded through the streets surrounding the shrine to pray for protection from disease and disasters.[4]
Controversy
[edit]It 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]
Access
[edit]The shrine is 1 minute walk from JR Sumiyoshi station, and 10 minutes walk from the Hanshin Electric Railway Sumiyoshi station.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hyogo-Jinjacho
- ^ Hyogo-Jinjacho
- ^ "本住吉神社". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "【東灘だんじり2025】本住吉神社の宮出を観覧、国道2号線を渡り切る様子は圧巻でした！ #東灘だんじり #住吉だんじり祭り #だんじり #東灘区". 東灘ジャーナル (in Japanese). 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ^ Hyogo Jinjacho
- ^ Azumi-zoku and Sumiyoshi Shrine-6
- ^ "本住吉神社｜兵庫県神社庁 神社検索". www.hyogo-jinjacho.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
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