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Kushida Shrine

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Kushida-jinja
櫛田神社
The honden, or main shrine

Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Dedicated to Amaterasu and Susanoo, it is said to have been founded in 757. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is centred on the shrine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kushida Shrine". Fukuoka Prefecture. Retrieved 24 March 2011.