| Tsushima Shrine 津島神社 | |
|---|---|
 The haiden of Tsushima Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Susanoo/Gozutennō |
| Type | Tsushima Shrine |
| Location | |
| Location | Tsushima, Aichi |
  Shown within Aichi Prefecture  Tsushima Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°10′42″N 136°43′07″E / 35.17833°N 136.71861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | owari-zukuri |
| Date established | 540 AD |
| Website | |
| tsushimajinja | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Tsushima Shrine (津島神社, Tsushima Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the head shrine of a nationwide shrine network of shrines dedicated to the Tsushima Cult (津島信仰, Tsushima Shinkō), Centered primarily in the Tōkai region, this network has approximately 3,000 shrines and is the tenth-largest network in the country. The main kami of this faith are Gozu Tennō (牛頭天王, lit. ox-headed heaven king), the god of pestilences, and Susanoo, two deities that have been conflated together.[1] For this reason, like other shrines of the network it is also called Tsushima Gozutennō-sha (津島牛頭天王社, lit. Tsushima Gozutennō Shrine).[2] See Gion faith for more info.
- ^ Yonei, Teruyoshi: "Gozu Tennō". Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, retrieved on 2-5-2011
- ^ Yonei, Teruyoshi: "Gion/Tsushima Shinkō". Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, retrieved on 2-5-2011