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Kurume Suitengū

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Website
  
www.suitengu.net

Phone
  
+81 942-32-3207

Kurume Suitengū

Address
  
Japan, 〒830-0025 Fukuoka Prefecture, Kurume, Senoshitamachi, 265

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Kurume Suitengū (久留米水天宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This shrine is the headquarters for all Suitengū Shrines in Japan.

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Legends

As a shrine related with water, Suitengū came to be venerated as a guardian shrine for marine traffic and was said to have a connection with the legend of Kappa. These days, it is known to house the god of safe childbirth.

References

Kurume Suitengū Wikipedia


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