Editing Susanoo-no-Mikoto (section)

== Worship ==
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In addition to his connections with the sea and tempests, due to his mythical role as the slayer of the Yamata no Orochi and his historical association with pestilence deities such as Gozu Tennō, Susanoo is also venerated as a god who wards off misfortune and calamity, being invoked especially against illness and disease.<ref>{{cite web |title=厄除けの神様 ー 素戔嗚尊（すさのおのみこと） |url=https://www.yakuyoke-yakubarai-jinja.com/yakuyoke-gods/susanoo.html |website=厄年・厄除け厄払いドットコム|access-date=2020-05-08|language=ja}}</ref> As his heroic act helped him win the hand of Kushinadahime, he is also considered to be a patron of love and marriage, such as in Hikawa Shrine in [[Saitama Prefecture]] (see below).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kawagoe Hikawa-jinja shrine of marriage |url=https://kawagoe-info.net/walk-kawagoe/hikawa-shrine-english |website=川越 水先案内板 |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hikawa Shrine in Kawagoe – 8 Things To Do To Improve Your Luck in Love |url=https://matcha-jp.com/en/3235 |website=Matcha – Japan Travel Web Magazine |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

=== Shrines ===
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Susanoo is worshiped in a number of shrines throughout Japan, especially in [[Shimane Prefecture]] (the eastern part of which is the historical Izumo Province). A few notable examples are:

* [[Susa Shrine]] (須佐神社) in [[Izumo, Shimane|Izumo]], Shimane Prefecture
:Listed in the Izumo ''Fudoki'' as one of five shrines in Iishi District that were registered with the [[Department of Divinities]], this shrine is identified as the place in what was formerly the township of Susa where Susanoo chose to enshrine his spirit.<ref name="Fudoki141" /><ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://english.susa-jinja.jp/information/24 |website=Susa Shrine Official Website |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The shrine was also known as Jūsansho Daimyōjin (十三所大明神) and Susa no Ōmiya (須佐大宮 'Great Shrine of Susa') during the medieval and early modern periods.<ref>{{cite web |title=第十八番 須佐神社 |url=https://shinbutsu.jp/shrines-temples/susajinja/ |website=出雲國神仏霊場を巡る旅 (Izumo-no-kuni shinbutsu reijo o meguru tabi) |publisher=社寺縁座の会 (Shaji Enza no Kai) |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Kamon">{{cite web |title=須佐(稲田)氏 (Susa (Inada)-shi) |url=http://www.harimaya.com/o_kamon1/syake/south/s_susa.html |website=家紋World – World of KAMON |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The shrine's priestly lineage, the Susa (or Inada) clan (須佐氏 / 稲田氏), were considered to be the descendants of Susanoo via his son Yashimashino-no-Mikoto (八島篠命, the ''Kojiki''<nowiki/>'s Yashimajinumi-no-Kami)<ref>{{cite book |title=飯石郡誌 (Iishi-gun shi) |year=1918 |publisher=飯石郡役所 (Iishi-gun yakusho) |page=247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rh3lGVy1zLMC&pg=PP347 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Jinjashi">{{cite book |title=大日本神社志 (Dai-Nippon jinja shi) |year=1933 |publisher=大日本敬神会本部 (Dai-Nippon Keishinkai Honbu) |page=342 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ut5gI2vQkC&pg=PP626}}</ref> or Ōkuninushi.<ref name="Kamon" /> Besides Susanoo, his consort Kushinadahime and her parents Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi are also enshrined here as auxiliary deities.<ref name="Jinjashi" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Dedicated Kami (deities or Japanese gods) |url=http://english.susa-jinja.jp/information/7 |website=Suga Shrine Official Website |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>
* [[Suga Shrine]] (須我神社) in [[Unnan, Shimane|Unnan]], Shimane Prefecture
:This shrine, claimed to stand on the site of the palace Susanoo built after defeating the Yamata no Orochi, enshrines Susanoo, Kushinadahime, and their son Suga-no-Yuyamanushi-Minasarohiko-Yashima-no-Mikoto (清之湯山主三名狭漏彦八島野命, i.e. Yashimajinumi-no-Kami).<ref>{{cite web |title=第十六番 須我神社 |url=https://shinbutsu.jp/shrines-temples/sugajinja/ |website=出雲國神仏霊場を巡る旅 (Izumo-no-kuni shinbutsu reijo o meguru tabi) |publisher=社寺縁座の会 (Shaji Enza no Kai) |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> Listed in the Izumo ''Fudoki'' as one of sixteen shrines in Ōhara District not registered with the Department of Divinities.<ref>{{cite book |title=Records of Wind and Earth: A Translation of Fudoki, with Introduction and Commentaries |year=1997 |publisher=Association for Asian Studies, Inc. |translator=Aoki, Michiko Y.|pages=153}}</ref>
* [[Yaegaki Shrine]] (八重垣神社), in [[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]], Shimane Prefecture
:Dedicated to Susanoo, Kushinadahime, Ōnamuchi (Ōkuninushi) and Aohata-Sakusahiko, the shrine takes its name from the 'eightfold fence' (''yaegaki'') mentioned in Susanoo's song. The shrine's legend claims that Susanoo hid Kushinadahime in the forest within the shrine's precincts, enclosing her in a fence, when he slew the Yamata no Orochi.<ref>{{cite web |title=八重垣神社について |url=https://yaegakijinja.or.jp/origin |website=【公式】八重垣神社 (Yaegaki Shrine Official Website) |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> Identified with the Sakusa Shrine (佐久佐社) mentioned in the Izumo ''Fudoki''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Records of Wind and Earth: A Translation of Fudoki, with Introduction and Commentaries |year=1997 |publisher=Association for Asian Studies, Inc. |translator=Aoki, Michiko Y.|pages=90}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=八重垣神社 - 出雲国造家 (Yaegaki Jinja – Izumo-Kokuzō-ke) |url=http://www.harimaya.com/o_kamon1/syake/south/s_yaegak.html |website=家紋World – World of KAMON |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>
* [[Kumano Taisha]] (熊野大社) in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
:Reckoned as Izumo Province's ''[[ichinomiya]]'' alongside [[Izumo-taisha|Izumo Grand Shrine]]. Not to be confused with the [[Kumano Shrine|Kumano Sanzan]] shrine complex in [[Wakayama Prefecture]]. Its deity, known under the name 'Izanagi-no-Himanago Kaburogi Kumano-no-Ōkami Kushimikenu-no-Mikoto' (伊邪那伎日真名子加夫呂伎熊野大神櫛御気野命, "Beloved Child of Izanagi, Divine Ancestor [and] Great Deity of Kumano, Kushimikenu-no-Mikoto'), is identified with Susanoo.<ref>{{cite web |title=大神様のお話 |url=http://www.kumanotaisha.or.jp/ohanashi.gif |website=出雲國一之宮 熊野大社 (Kumano Taisha Official Website)|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kumano Taisha Shrine |url=http://www.kumanotaisha.or.jp/susanoo-e.htm |website=出雲國一之宮 熊野大社 (Kumano Taisha Official Website)|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The shrine is also considered in myth to be where [[Control of fire by early humans|the use of fire]] originated; two ancient [[Fire making|fire-making tools]], a [[Bow drill|hand drill]] (燧杵 ''hikiri-kine'') and a hearthboard (燧臼 ''hikiri-usu'') are kept in the shrine and used in the shrine's Fire Lighting Ceremony (鑚火祭 ''Kiribi-matsuri'' or ''Sanka-sai'') held every October.<ref>{{cite web |title=熊野大社 (Kumano Taisha) |url=http://furusato.sanin.jp/p/area/matsue/34/ |website=山陰観光【神々のふるさと山陰】 |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=燧臼・燧杵―ひきりうす・ひきりぎね― |url=http://www.kumanotaisha.or.jp/saiten/sanka/hikiri.htm |website=出雲國一之宮 熊野大社 (Kumano Taisha Official Website) |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>
* {{ill|Susa Shrine (Arida)|lt=Susa Shrine|ja|須佐神社 (有田市)}} (須佐神社) in [[Arida, Wakayama|Arida]], [[Wakayama Prefecture]]

=== Gion shrines ===
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The following shrines were originally associated with Gozu Tennō:

* [[Yasaka Shrine]] (八坂神社) in [[Gion]], [[Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto|Higashiyama]], [[Kyoto, Kyoto|Kyoto]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]] – Head shrine of the Yasaka [[Shinto shrine#Shrine networks|shrine network]]
* [[Tsushima Shrine]] (津島神社) in [[Tsushima, Aichi|Tsushima]], [[Aichi Prefecture]] – Head shrine of the Tsushima shrine network
* [[Hiromine Shrine]] (広峰神社) in [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]

=== Hikawa Shrine network ===
The Hikawa Shrine network concentrated in Saitama and [[Tokyo]] (historical [[Musashi Province]]) also has Susanoo as its focus of worship, often alongside Kushinadahime.

*[[Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)|Hikawa Shrine]] (氷川神社) in [[Omiya-ku, Saitama|Ōmiya]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture]]
*[[Hikawa Shrine (Kawagoe)|Hikawa Shrine]] in [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]], Saitama Prefecture
*[[Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)|Hikawa Shrine]] in [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]], [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], Tokyo
*Susanoo Shrine in [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu]], Shizuoka Prefecture