is a Shinto shrine in Chūō, Tokyo

Chuo, Tokyo

is 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...

, Japan

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...

. It is devoted to conception and safe childbirth. In 1818 the ninth daimyo

Daimyo

is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...

 of the Kurume Domain

Kurume Domain

The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, ruled by the Arima clan. It was located in Chikugo Province .The Arima clan became viscounts in the Meiji era.-List of lords:* Arima clan 1620-1871...

 established the Suiten-gū in Edo

Edo

, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...

 as a branch of a shrine of the same name in Kurume, Fukuoka

Kurume, Fukuoka

is 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...

. It was inside the grounds of the domain's mansion in the Mita district of what is now Minato, Tokyo

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

, and the domain opened it to the public on the fifth day of every month. In 1871, the Arima family

Arima clan

The was a Japanese feudal daimyo family dating to the Sengoku period. Its name "Arima," transliterates as "has horses," reflecting the samurai/cavalry origins of the family. Famous members include Arima Harunobu and Arima Naozumi....

 moved from Mita to Akasaka

Akasaka, Tokyo

is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....

, taking the shrine with it, and in the following year they moved the shrine to its present location, on a site that had been the family's middle mansion.

There are about 25 other shrines of the same name in Japan.

Suitengumae Station

Suitengumae Station

is a metro station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo. Ningyocho Station is located 500 meters east of Suitengumae Station. It is possible to transfer between the two stations, but not directly.-Station layout:...

is close to this shrine and takes its name from it.

External links

• Official site (in Japanese)