S P O T ／ SPOT-204
Susa Jinja Shrine (Sacred Site of Susanoo's Soul-Pacification)
須佐神社すさじんじゃ
An Engishiki-listed shrine (kokuheisha, national-offering small shrine) regarded as the site where Susanoo-no-Mikoto performed his own 'soul-pacification' (mitama-shizume). The Izumo-no-kuni Fudoki (regional gazetteer of Izumo Province) records that 'Susanoo-no-Mikoto pacified his own spirit here,' making this the only shrine so described in that document. Susanoo is enshrined here as the principal deity of the hon-miya. The main hall, built in the first year of Bunkyu (1861), is in the taisha-zukuri architectural style (designated Important Cultural Property of Shimane Prefecture) and stands approximately 12 metres in height. The sacred tree — a Japanese cedar estimated to be over 1,300 years old with a trunk circumference of approximately six metres — has attracted recent attention as a site of spiritual potency.
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01The sole shrine described in the Izumo-no-kuni Fudoki as the site where Susanoo-no-Mikoto himself performed his own soul-pacification — considered by some scholarship as the site of his passing
- 02Taisha-zukuri main hall (first year of Bunkyu, 1861): approximately 12 metres in height, designated an Important Cultural Property of Shimane Prefecture
- 03The sacred cedar: estimated at over 1,300 years old, trunk circumference approximately six metres — a site of contemporary spiritual attention
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Shimane Prefecture Izumo City
- Address
- 〒693-0503 島根県出雲市佐田町須佐730
- Fee
- 無料
- Hours
- 授与所9:00〜16:00（境内は常時）
- Status
- 営業中（授与所9:00〜16:00、境内常時参拝可能）
- Official
- https://www.susa-jinja.jp/
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