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Nunakuma Shrine
Shinto shrine in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nunakuma Shrine (沼名前神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture Japan. It is a Gion shrine.[1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[2] It is located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima.
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Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Watatsumi, Susanoo (Gozu Tenno) |
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It has two component shrines Watasu Shrine (渡守神社, Watasu Jinja) and Tomo Gion Shrine (鞆祇園宮, Tomo Gion-gu)[3] which were merged together due to the Shrine Consolidation Policy.
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It has a famous stone gate and Noh stage that were donated by the Mizuno family retainers of the Fukuyama Domain.[4][1]