Muromachi period · Shrines · National Treasures
Sumiyoshi Shrine
住吉神社 (すみよしじんじゃ)
Sumiyoshi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. Its Honden (Main Sanctuary) is a designated National Treasure (Early Muromachi period, 1370).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Shrines
- Location
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Address
- 山口県下関市楠乃
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Muromachi period
- Type
- Shrines
- Location
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Address
- 山口県下関市楠乃
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Sumiyoshi Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary)
- Era
- Early Muromachi period
- Year
- 1370
- Structure
- Nine-bay nagare-zukuri shrine, with five chidori gables on the front, cypress-bark roofing
- Designated
- November 14, 1953
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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