Suitengū
Explore Japanese calendar traditions, observance days and shrine events. Dates and traditional hours are shown in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Supported dates: 1 January 2026–31 December 2027. Calendar beliefs differ across regions and traditions. This is not a prediction, a guarantee, or a complete schedule for every shrine and temple. Check the institution’s current announcement before attending.
Suitengū is the name of a shrine, not a single deity. Using Tokyo Suitengū’s official account, this page introduces its enshrined figures and its connection with the fifth of the month.
Four enshrined figures
Tokyo Suitengū enshrines Amenominakanushi, Emperor Antoku, Kenreimon’in, and Nii no Ama. Amenominakanushi alone is not treated as the whole of Suitengū, which is also distinguished from the Buddhist deity Suiten.
Devotion concerning childbirth and children
Tokyo Suitengū is known for prayers for safe childbirth and children. Its history says that, when Suitengū was enshrined in the Kurume domain’s Edo residence, ordinary people were permitted to visit on the fifth of every month.
The fifth in the observance table
Tobifudō Shōbōin’s monthly table also lists Suitengū on the fifth. Festival dates differ among Suitengū shrines. This page introduces the fifth-of-the-month assignment in Shōbōin’s table.
Sources and checked dates · 2
- 東京 水天宮 — 水天宮のご案内 Checked 2026-10-18
- 飛不動尊 正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.