Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine is a shrine in Tsukudajima.
In late 16th century, when Ieyasu Tokugawa, the founder of Tokugawa Shogunate government went to Original Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka, fishermen in Tsukuda village there helped him to provide foods and vessels etc.

They'd kept helping Ieyasu after that.
When Ieyasu moved to Edo (Current Tokyo), a shrine priest and 33 fishermen followed him.

In mid 17th century, they named this place Tsukudajima after their home village and opened new Sumiyoshi Shrine.

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<The Nearest Station>

Tsukishima station on Oedo Line (E16/Toei Subway) /
Yurakucho Line (Y21/Tokyo Metro)

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