An ancient shrine enshrined on the seashore facing the Genkai Sea in Hamasaki, Hamatama-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, with the three Sumiyoshi deities—Sokotsutsu-no-o no Mikoto, Nakatstutsu-no-o no Mikoto, and Uwatsutsu-no-o no Mikoto—as its principal deities. Hamasaki flourished as a port town of the Karatsu domain during the Edo period, and this shrine has been devoutly revered as a guardi…

Hamasaki Sumiyoshi Shrine, dedicated to the three Sumiyoshi deities (Sokotsutsu-no-o, Nakatstutsu-no-o, and Uwatsutsu-no-o), has stood on the shore of the Genkai Sea in Hamasaki, Karatsu City, since ancient times, though its precise founding date remains unknown. From early on, the shrine served as …