Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine


Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Higashinada ward, Kobe. It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe. It is next to Sumiyoshi Station. The shrine has existed since the 13th century.

Festivals

The Higashinada Danjiri festival is held in the shrine area each May. Thirty-two Danjiri festival carts depart through the shrine’s gate and are paraded through the streets surrounding the shrine to pray for protection from disease and disasters.

Controversy

It is insisted by the Shrine in its "Chronicle of Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine", based on Kojiki-den written by Motoori Norinaga, that the head of Sumiyoshi Shrine originally moved from this Shrine to Sumiyoshi Taisha because Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine has "Moto-" which means "the Head".

Access

The shrine is 1 minute walk from JR Sumiyoshi station, and 10 minutes walk from the Hanshin Electric Railway Sumiyoshi station.