Suiten-gu
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is the name of numerous Shinto shrines in Japan
. Below is an incomplete list:
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Below is an incomplete list:
- Kurume Suiten-gūKurume Suiten-gūis a Shinto shrine located in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This shrine is the headquarters for all Suiten-gū Shrines in Japan.-Legends:As a shrine related with water, Suiten-gū came to be venerated as a guardian shrine for marine traffic and was said to have a connection with the legend of...
in KurumeKurume, Fukuokais a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 303,277 and a population density of 1,319.51 persons per km²...
, Fukuoka PrefectureFukuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.... - Suiten-gū (Tokyo)Suiten-gū (Tokyo)is a Shinto shrine in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It is devoted to conception and safe childbirth. In 1818 the ninth daimyo of the Kurume Domain established the Suiten-gū in Edo as a branch of a shrine of the same name in Kurume, Fukuoka...
in ChūōChuo, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...