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Shinto Shrine
Susa Shrine (須佐神社 , Susa Jinja ) is a
Shinto shrine in
Izumo, Shimane ,
Japan . It is the 18th Shinto shrine in the Enza-no-kai Organization
[2] list of shrines and
temples considered important to the historical region of Izumo, which includes other major shrines in Shimane and
Tottori Prefectures including
Izumo-taisha ,
Kumano-taisha , and
Ōgamiyama Jinja .
The main deity is
Susanoo-no-Mikoto , and his wife,
Inada-hime , and
Inada-hime's parents,
Ashimazuchi-no-mikoto and
Temazuchi-no-mikoto , are also enshrined.
[a]
[3]
The shrine is listed in the Izumo Fudoki as one of five shrines in Iishi District that were registered with the
Department of Divinities . This shrine is identified as the place in what was formerly the township of Susa where Susanoo chose to enshrine his spirit.
[4] The shrine was also known as Jūsansho Daimyōjin (十三所大明神) and Susa no Ōmiya (須佐大宮 'Great Shrine of Susa') during the medieval and early modern periods.
[5]
[6] The shrine's priestly lineage, the Susa (or Inada) clan (須佐氏 / 稲田氏), were considered to be the descendants of Susanoo via his son Yashimashino-no-Mikoto (八島篠命, the Kojiki 's Yashimajinumi-no-Kami)
[7]
[8] or Ōkuninushi.
[6] Besides Susanoo, his consort Kushinadahime and her parents Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi are also enshrined here as auxiliary deities.
[8]
[9]
History
The shrine was founded in 776
[1]
The priests of the shrine are said to be descendants of
Ōkuninushi .
[10]
It is mentioned in the
Engishiki .
[11]
Description
Susa-jinja is built in the
taisha-zukuri style and, in addition to the
honden , hosts a number of smaller shrines. Susa-jinja also claims to have "Seven Wonders"
[3] littered across its grounds including a 1300-year-old
sacred tree ,
[11] a cherry tree that casts no shadow, and a saltwater well.
Ancestry of priests
Pink is female.
Blue is male.
Grey means other or unknown.
Clans, families, people groups are in green.
Notes
^ It is said that the three deities were enshrined at the shrine site on the opposite side of the Susa River (currently on the grounds of Yukari-kan) until the
Tenbun period.
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