The guardian shrine of Sumie-cho, Ome-shi, said to have been founded during the Tensho era (1573–1592). Enshrines the three Sumiyoshi deities (Sokotsutsuo, Nakatsutsuwo, Uwatsutsuo) and has been venerated by local residents as the tutelary deity of Ome-juku. The place name "Ome" (unripe plum) derives from the legend that a plum tree said to have been planted by Taira no Masakado bore fruit that re…

Ome Sumiyoshi Shrine is said to have been founded during the Tensho era (1573–1592), with one tradition placing its establishment around 1580 as the tutelary shrine of Ome-juku. It enshrines the three Sumiyoshi deities—Sokotsutsuo no Mikoto, Nakatsutsuwo no Mikoto, and Uwatsutsuo no Mikoto—who have …