Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki)

Sumiyoshi Shrine
住吉神社
Honden of Sumiyoshi Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeitySumiyoshi sanjin
FestivalDecember 15
TypeSumiyoshi
Location
Location11-1 Ichinomiyasumiyoshi 1-chōme, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 751-0805
Sumiyoshi Shrine
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki) (Japan)
Geographic coordinates33°59′58.6″N 130°57′23.6″E / 33.999611°N 130.956556°E / 33.999611; 130.956556
Glossary of Shinto

Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15. Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.