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Tsushima Shrine

Tsushima Shrine Tsushima Shrine - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a Shinto shrine in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the head shrine of a nationwide shrine network of shrines dedicated to the , Centered primarily in the Tōkai region, this network has approximately 3,000 shrines and is the tenth-largest network in the country. The main kami of this faith are , the god of pestilences, and Susanoo, two deities that have been conflated together. For this reason, like other shrines of the network it is also called . See Gion faith for more info. Read more on Wikipedia

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