Pilgrimage

Shikaumi Shrine on Shika Island in Fukuoka, dedicated to Owatatsumi-no-Kami, supreme god of the sea and maritime safety

Owatatsumi | Shikaumi Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He is the supreme sea god who unites all the deities of the sea. Governing the bottom, middle, and upper seas, he is worshipped as a...

Owatatsumi | Shikaumi Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He is the supreme sea god who unites all the deities of the sea. Governing the bottom, middle, and upper seas, he is worshipped as a...

Tamasaki Shrine in Chiba Prefecture, Kazusa Ichinomiya, dedicated to Tamayori-hime, goddess of child-rearing and spiritual rebirth

Tamayorihime | Tamasaki Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the younger sister of Toyotama-hime. After her sister returned to the sea, she raised the orphaned infant (Ugayafukiaezu) into a fine man, and later...

Tamayorihime | Tamasaki Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the younger sister of Toyotama-hime. After her sister returned to the sea, she raised the orphaned infant (Ugayafukiaezu) into a fine man, and later...

Toyotamahime Shrine in Kagoshima, dedicated to Toyotama-hime, daughter of the Sea God and goddess of safe childbirth and water

Toyotamahime | Toyotamahime Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the daughter of the Sea God (Owatatsumi) and is also said to be the model for Princess Otohime of the Dragon Palace. Based on...

Toyotamahime | Toyotamahime Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the daughter of the Sea God (Owatatsumi) and is also said to be the model for Princess Otohime of the Dragon Palace. Based on...

Shiogama Shrine in Miyagi Prefecture, dedicated to Shiotsuchi-no-Kami, god of tides, navigation and salt-making

Shiotsuchi | Shiogama Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He governs the ebb and flow of the tides and is deeply worshipped as the god of navigation, fishing, and furthermore, as the “ancestral god of...

Shiotsuchi | Shiogama Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He governs the ebb and flow of the tides and is deeply worshipped as the god of navigation, fishing, and furthermore, as the “ancestral god of...

Yura Minato Shrine on Awaji Island, dedicated to Hayaakitsuhime-no-Kami, goddess of purification and the Nagoshi Festival

Hayaakitsuhime | Yura Minato Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the goddess counterpart to Hayaakitsuhiko-no-Kami, and together they govern the minato (water gates). Her role is to “swallow and purify (eradicate)” the sins and...

Hayaakitsuhime | Yura Minato Shrine

Current Faith and Worship She is the goddess counterpart to Hayaakitsuhiko-no-Kami, and together they govern the minato (water gates). Her role is to “swallow and purify (eradicate)” the sins and...

Minatoguchi Shrine on Awaji Island, dedicated to Hayaakitsuhiko-no-Kami, god of water gates and purification

Hayaakitsuhiko | Minatoguchi Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He is a male god who governs the “Minato” (water gates or river mouths) where rivers and the sea intersect. Appearing in the Ooharae (Great Purification)...

Hayaakitsuhiko | Minatoguchi Shrine

Current Faith and Worship He is a male god who governs the “Minato” (water gates or river mouths) where rivers and the sea intersect. Appearing in the Ooharae (Great Purification)...