

Nijūnisha(The 22 Shrines) Image collection 二十二社写真データベース
This database holds photos of Shintō shrines. Currently available for public view are photos of the Nijūnisha(二十二社, the “Twenty-two Shrines” patronized by the imperial court during the Heian period).For further details about the Nijūnisha, please visit “Map, List and History of the Nijūnisha”.
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Jinja Name | Sumiyoshi Taisha |
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神社名 | 住吉大社 |
神社名よみ | すみよしたいしゃ |
Prefecture | Ōsaka |
都道府県名 | 大阪府 |
Location | Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Ōsaka City |
鎮座地 | 大阪市住吉区住吉 |
緯度/経度 Lat/Lng | 北緯 34 度 36 分 41.130秒 東経 135 度 29 分 37.160秒 |
URL | http://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/ |
Deity(ies) | Sokotsutsunō no mikoto, Nakatsutsunō no mikoto, Uwatsutsunō no mikoto, Jingū Kōgō |
祭神 | 底筒男命・中筒男命・表筒男命・神功皇后 |
History | According to the Nihonshoki, when 14th emperor Chūai’s widow Empress Jingū dispatched troops to invade Silla, they received the divine assistance of Sumiyoshi no Ōkami in helping them subjugate their foe. Following Jingū's triumphant return, an oracle from Sumiyoshi no Ōkami is said to have prompted the decision to enshrine that deity at this site, marking the shrine’s origin Later, the empress herself would also be enshrined.here. |
Notes | Nijūnisha |