Suga Shrine

Suga Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan[1] The shrine, claimed to stand on the site of the palace Shinto deity Susanoo built after defeating the Yamata no Orochi, enshrines Susanoo, Kushinadahime, and their son Yashimajinumi.

[3] It was founded immediately after the battle when Susanoo married Kushinadahime.

[4] The Shrine is also seen as the birthplace of Waka poetry.

[1] [3][4] After Susanoo wrote a poem about the surrounding area.

[4] The shrine is listed in the Izumo Fudoki as one of sixteen shrines in Ōhara District not registered with the Department of Divinities.