Sui Jinja shrine in Tsukiji Market

Sui JInja shrine 3, Yonehana (Tsukiji Market) CITY GUIDE
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I dropped in at Sui Jinja shrine (水神社) within Tsukiji Market.
I heard that is also a birthplace of the Imperial Navy of Japan

The enshrined deity is 弥都波能売神 (Mizuhanome no kami). It is the leading god of water in Japan.
Sui JInja shrine 1, Yonehana (Tsukiji Market)

Sui JInja shrine 2, Yonehana (Tsukiji Market)

Komainu (shrine guardian dog statues)
Sui JInja shrine 3, Yonehana (Tsukiji Market)
It looks like Shisa (Okinawan lion statue)

Cyozuya (place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines)
Sui JInja shrine Cyozuya, Yonehana (Tsukiji Market)

 

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