Kobe Sumiyoshi Shrine
Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine (本住吉神社, Motosumiyoshi Jinja) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Higashinada ward, Kobe. It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe. It is next to Sumiyoshi Station. The shrine has existed since the 13th century.
Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine holds a danjiri festival annually in May. Portable shrines are wheeled through neighborhoods around the shrine by teams of about 50 people.
Controversy
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".
References
- ^ 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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