We arrived at
Kurume Suiten-gu Shrine (久留米水天宮) at 2:30 pm. This shrine is the headquarters for all Suiten-gu Shrines in Japan.
Legends
As a shrine related with
water, Suiten-gū came to be venerated as a guardian shrine for
marine traffic and was said to have a connection with the legend of
Kappa. These days, it is known to house the
god of safe childbirth.
From Wikipedia
We're praying for our wishes at '
haiden' (拝殿) or the hall of worship of the shrine.
We strolled the shrine then. This is called
heidan (幣殿). The Haiden is the part of a
Shinto shrine used to house offerings. In spite of its name, nowadays it is used mostly for rituals.
Statue of
Maki Yasuomi, a Japanese
samurai of the late
Edo period, who served as a retainer of the
Arima clan of
Kurume in northern
Kyūshū. He was born in 1813 as the family head of the hereditary line of
Shinto priests who cared for the shrine.
A torii made of a stone.
A little further down the road approaching a shrine, you can find a moon bridge and
romon (楼門).
A close-up view of the Romon.
The
Chikugo River (筑後川) flows next to the shrine. With a total length of 143 kilometers, it is the longest river on Kyushu.
After that, we were going to
Kurume Naritasan Temple.
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