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A shrine in Izumo honouring Susanoo, with a great cedar in its grounds.
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Susa Shrine (須佐神社, Susa Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Izumo, Shimane, Japan. It is the 18th Shinto shrine in the Enza-no-kai Organization list of shrines and temples considered important to the historical region of Izumo, which includes other major shrines in Shimane and Tottori Prefectures including Izumo-taisha, Kumano-taisha, and Ōgamiyama Jinja. The main deity is Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and his wife, Inada-hime, and Inada-hime's parents, Ashimazuchi-no-mikoto and Temazuchi-no-mikoto, are also enshrined. The shrine is listed in the Izumo Fudoki as one of five shrines in Iishi District that were registered with the Department of Divinities. This shrine is identified as the place in what was formerly the township of Susa where Susanoo chose to enshrine his spirit. The shrine was also known as Jūsansho Daimyōjin (十三所大明神) and Susa no Ōmiya (須佐大宮 'Great Shrine of Susa') during the medieval and early modern periods. The shrine's priestly lineage, the Susa (or Inada) clan (須佐氏 / 稲田氏), were considered to be the descendants of Susanoo via his son Yashimashino-no-Mikoto (八島篠命, the Kojiki's Yashimajinumi-no-Kami) or Ōkuninushi. Besides Susanoo, his consort Kushinadahime and her parents Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi are also enshrined here as auxiliary deities.
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