Reinomimae-sha, Setsumatsusha shrine in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Reinomimae-sha is a small auxiliary shrine of Atsuta Jingū, reached by turning southeast off the old Tōkaidō for about 100 metres; its precinct is only a few metres wide and hard to spot from the main road. It stands in Temma 2-chōme, Nagoya, and is commonly called "Suzu-no-miya" by local people.
Reinomimae-sha is an auxiliary shrine (setsumatsusha) of Atsuta Jingū, dedicated to Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto. It once stood beside the Shōjin River, where travelers on the Tōkaidō purified themselves with a bell ritual before visiting Atsuta. After World War II it was moved to its present site facing the old Tōkaidō.
Locals call it "Suzu no Miya". The shrine is known for the summer purification rite held on 31 July, when visitors pass through a chinowa grass ring. In earlier times travellers on the Tōkaidō stopped here to receive a bell purification before worshipping at Atsuta Jingū.
This site welcomes visitors daily with no entrance fee and is within easy walking distance of multiple subway stations and bus stops. Good public transport connections make it simple to include in a neighborhood visit.
The shrine is locally nicknamed "Suzu-no-miya" (Bell Shrine) because travellers on the old Tōkaidō once received a bell purification here before worshipping at Atsuta Jingū. The custom of ringing a bell to cleanse oneself before the main shrine is the detail most visitors miss.
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