Shiogama Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Known from the ninth century, fifteen of its buildings have been designated Import
Shiogama Shrine in the spring
Zuishinmon (1704), Important Cultural Property
Shiogama-zakura (Prunus lannesiana cv shiogama), Natural Monument
Futsunushi, also known as Iwainushi, is a warrior god in Japanese mythology. Also known under the epithet Katori Daimyōjin after his shrine in northern Chiba Prefecture, Katori Jingū, he is often reve
Shiogama shrine
…Jinja, in three separate buildings: Shiotsuchi-Oji-no-Kami in the betsugu (detached sanctuary), Takemikazuchi-no-Kami in the sagu (left sanctuary), and Futsunushi-no-Kami in the ugu (right sanctuary). Shiwahiko Jinja is dedicated to another kami, Shiwahiko-no-Kami. Within the precincts of Shiogama Jinja is the Shiwahiho…
Surimono of Futsunushi, from the series "Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle" (Katsushika nijûshishô), by Yashima Gakutei
Inasa Beach (稲佐の浜 Inasa-no-hama) in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture
A double-edged straight sword (tsurugi) from the Kofun period (5th century)
Sobataka Shrine (Ōkura, Katori, Chiba Prefecture)