Sumiyoshi sanjin

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Sumiyoshi taisha has four buildings for four kami— the three Sumiyoshi brothers and Empress Jingū.[2]

References

  1. Sesko, Markus. (2011). Legends and Stories Around the Japanese Sword, p. 75 n.1. at Google Books
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sumiyoshi taisha (or 'jinja)" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 913 at Google Books.

Sources

  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

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