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The first shrine of Tsushima province, at Kisaka in Mine.
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Watatsumi Shrine (commonly Kaijin Jinja) is a shrine in Kisaka, Mine-cho, Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture. A candidate shrine (ronsha) for an Engishiki-listed shrine (Myojin Taisha), the Ichinomiya of Tsushima Province. Its former shrine rank was Kokuhei Chusha, and it is now a Beppyo Shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is a candidate shrine for the Engishiki-listed Myojin Taisha 'Watatsumi Shrine,' 'Watatsumi Miko Shrine,' and the Engishiki-listed Kokuhei Shosha 'Koroku Shrine' and 'Koroku Miko Shrine' (each has multiple candidate shrines).
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