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Shimotsuma Sunuma Atago Jinja
茨城県
A waterside guardian of fire and water enshrined on the shores of Sunuma reservoir created in the Kyoho era (1716-1736)
20 min walk from Shimotsuma Station
35 Sunuma-Shinden, Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
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An Atago Shrine on the shores of Sunuma in Shimotsuma, guardian of fire protection and waterside.
Enshrining Kagutsuchi, worshipped locally for fire prevention blessings.
Sunuma is an approximately 6km circumference artificial lake, a citizen recreation spot as Sunuma Park.
The lakeside shrine receives reverence as a guardian governing both water and fire.
Sunuma's cherry blossom garden with about…
The founding date is unknown, said to have been built as a local guardian alongside Sunuma's creation.
Sunuma was a reservoir created for agricultural irrigation during the Kyoho era (1716-1736).
Atago worship is fire prevention faith playing an important role in rural fire protection.
The waterside…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "軻遇突智命"
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