Watatsumi Shrine (Kobe)

According to the shrine's legend, Empress Jingū was nearly shipwrecked when returning to Japan from a military conquest in Korea. She survived thanks to praying to Watatsumi, and made the shrine to honor him. In 806 AD, the shrine was financially supported by taxes from ten households. In the Edo Period it gained a lot of significance for the rulers of the Akashi Domain, who visited it every February. Originally its main Torii was located on the beach like Itsukushima Shrine, but due to land reclamation after WWII its torii is now a fair bit inland. ==Gallery==

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