Sumiyoshi sanjin

is the name of a group of three Shinto gods Sokotsutsu no O no Mikoto (底筒男命), Nakatsutsu no O no Mikoto (中筒男命), and Uwatsutsu no O no Mikoto (表筒男命).Sesko, Markus. (2011).  The Sumiyoshi sanjin are worshipped for help with sea and sailing. They are sometimes called the .

Sumiyoshi taisha has four buildings for four kami— the three Sumiyoshi brothers and Empress Jingū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sumiyoshi taisha (or 'jinja)" in .

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 Sources 
 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

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