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Kushida Shrine
櫛田神社
くしだじんじゃ
Fukuoka · Hakata Ward, Fukuoka
Known as the guardian shrine of Hakata and the stage of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa, with a permanent decorated float and the roughly 1,000-year-old "Kushida ginkgo."
- Enshrined Deities
- Ohatanushi-no-Okami (Kushida Okami), Amaterasu, Susanoo (Gion Okami)
- Founded
- Shrine tradition dates it to 757; it is also said that Ono no Yoshifuru invited the deity Susanoo in 941.
- Address
- 1-41 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
History
Its formal name is Hakata Sochinju Kushida Shrine. Shrine tradition dates it to 757, and it is also said that Ono no Yoshifuru invited the deity Susanoo in 941. It is the shrine where the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is held.
Highlights
- Permanent decorated Yamakasa float
- The roughly 1,000-year-old "Kushida ginkgo" (prefectural natural monument)
- Zodiac direction board on the tower gate ceiling
Annual Festivals
- May 3–4
- Hakata Dontaku
- Jul 1–15
- Hakata Gion Yamakasa
- October
- Hakata Okunchi
Access
1 minute on foot from Kushida Jinja-mae Station (Nanakuma Line), or about 5 minutes from Gion Station (Airport Line).