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Shikaumi shrine
Mar. 22nd, 2021
A memorandum of facts about shrines visited. Shikaumi shrine is a shrine dedicated for the presiding gods of the seas, the Three Watatsumi gods, located on the island of Shikanoshima. It is the head shrine of all Wadatsumi shrines around Japan.
Shikaumi shrine is a shrine located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture, on the island of Shikanoshima, at the mouth of Hakata Bay. It is dedicated for the Three Watatsumi gods, those are the presiding gods of the sea, and had been worshipped as the Grand Guardian Gods of Hakata bay, which had been a key point of marine traffic since ancient times. It is the head shrine of all the Watatsumi shrines and Kai shrines around Japan. Also, since the Three Watatsumi gods appeared during ritual purification, they are believed to be gods those purify all kinds of impurity and misfortunes.
Shikaumi shrine
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Basic information
Name of shrine
Shikaumi shrine
志賀海神社 (Shikaumi shrine)
Main deieties
Nakatsuwatatsumi-no-kami (仲津綿津見神)
Sokotsuwatatsumi-no-kami (底津綿津見神)
Uwatsuwatatsumi-no-kami (表津綿津見神)
Rank
Engishikinaisha (Myōjin-taisha)
Government shrine, 3rd rank (官幣小社, Kanpei-shōsha)
Established
Unknown
Architectural style
Nagare-zukuri (Honden)
Kirizuma-zukuri (Haiden)
Facing direction
South-southeast
Location
877 Shikashima, Higashi ward, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture
Mar. 22nd, 2021
