Shinto shrine
Shikaumi Jinja
志賀海神社（しかうみじんじゃ）
Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
A shrine on Shikanoshima enshrining the three Watatsumi kami, who were born from the misogi purification of Izanagi no Mikoto. Praised as "the head shrine of the sea kami", it has been worshipped as the chief guardian shrine of Hakata Bay.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: the three Watatsumi kami (Sokotsuwatatsumi no Kami, Nakatsuwatatsumi no Kami, Uwatsuwatatsumi no Kami)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, although its founding is not clear, there were originally three shrines (Uwatsu-gū, Nakatsu-gū and Okitsu-gū) side by side at Katsuma in the north of the island, and it is said that around the 2nd to 4th centuries only Uwatsu-gū was moved to the present site. It is said to have been worshipped for generations by the Azumi clan, who regard the three Watatsumi kami as their ancestors; in Daidō 1 (806) sustenance households were donated to it, and in Jōgan 1 (859) it received the divine rank of Junior Fifth Rank Upper.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
At Katsuma in the north of Shikanoshima, the auxiliary shrines Okitsu-gū and Nakatsu-gū are located separately.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 志賀海神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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