TYPE: Sea Gods
ORIGIN: Shinto [Japan]
INFORMATION: A group of three kamis, generally identified as the as the Sumiyoshi-No-Kami, who protect seafarers, including fishermen. They are the subject of special worship by the Jingu-Kogo sect, whom they escorted to Korea in distant times. They are also tutelary deities of poets and may have a purifying function. Their main sanctuaries are the Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka and the Munakata-Taisha.