Susaki Shrine

Susaki Shrine (洲崎神社, Susaki Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines that claims to be the ichinomiya or top ranked shrine of the former Awa Province. The other one is Awa Shrine. The main festival (Reisai) of the shrine is held every day on August 20. God worshipped at the shrine The main kami worshipped at Susaki Shrine is: Ame-no-Hiritome-no-mikoto (天比理乃咩命), the consort of Ame-no-Futodama-no-Mikoto the god of Awa Shrine. The other ichinomiya candidate. Gallery Related pages List of Shinto shrines Ichinomiya Notes Other websites Media related to Susaki-jinja at Wikimedia Commons Tateyama City Tourist Association Sources Plutschow, Herbe. (1996). Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 1-873410-63-8ISBN 1-873410-63-8 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887OCLC 194887 Template:Inbe Faith