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Watazumi Shrine, also known as Watatsumi Shrine is a shinto shrine in Tsushima, Nagasaki. [ 1 ] Torii facing the sea Torii seen from the sea side Three pillar torii in the pond Three-pillar torii gate next to the shrine
Watatsumi Shrine (海神社, Watatsumi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 7 It is said to have been founded by the legendary Empress Jingu (169–269 AD). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 7 It is one of the three major shrines of Harima Province . [ 2 ]
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Originally the Sumiyoshi sanjin and Watatsumi sanjin were the same gods, but when, in ancient times, the throne was moved east from Kyūshū to the area now known as Kinki, it was the Sumiyoshi sanjin that supposedly served an important role. In other words, the Watatsumi sanjin stayed in Kyūshū and the Sumiyoshi sanjin moved to Kinki.
The origins of the shrine date back 1800 years [1] and it is linked to Empress Jingū. [3] The current shrine was built in 1560. [4] 22 Watatsumi shrines in the region claim to have been founded by her after her campaign, including Watatsumi Shrine. [5]: 7 The shrine is locally known as Ofurosan. [1] Furogu Shrine's Reitaisai happens in early ...
The earliest written sources of Old Japanese transcribe the name of the sea god in a diverse manner. The c. 712 CE Kojiki (tr. Basil Hall Chamberlain 1883) writes it semantically as 海 神 lit. "sea god" and transcribes it phonetically with man'yōgana as Wata-tsu-mi, 綿 津 見, lit. "cotton port see" in identifying Ōwatsumi kami and the Watatsumi Sanjin.
Toyotama-hime was the daughter of the sea deity Watatsumi. The palace where they reside is said to be as if made from fish scales and supposedly lies undersea. [a] She makes a fateful meeting with the hunter prince, Yamasachi, also known as Hoori ("Fire-Subside").