Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki)
住吉神社 (下関市)
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Sumiyoshi Shrine, in the Miyasumiyoshi area of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, was the ichinomiya of the former Nagato Province. With the better-known Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka and Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the “Three Great Sumiyoshi” shrines; but where the Osaka shrine honours the nigi-mitama, the gentle spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, this one honours the ara-mitama, their rough spirit. Its main festival is held every year on 15 December.
Shin-Shimonoseki Station is about 1 km away in a straight line. Kōzan-ji is about 2.4 km away and Akama Jingu about 4.5 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Sumiyoshi-jinja (Shimonoseki) Haiden — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Sumiyosi7158 — 日: Jnn · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
- Sumiyoshi-jinja (Shimonoseki) Honden — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Torii of Sumiyoshi Shrine and Sumiyoshi Park — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Torii of Sumiyoshi Shrine from Sumiyoshi Park — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Forest of Sumiyoshi Shrine 2 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Forest of Sumiyoshi Shrine 3 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Forest of Sumiyoshi Shrine 4 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Forest of Sumiyoshi Shrine 5 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Torii of Ebisu Shrine in Sumiyoshi Shrine — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15. Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shin-Shimonoseki (San'yō Shinkansen), about 1.0 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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