Akuto Shrine, Shinto shrine in Japan

Akuto Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, listed in the 927 Engishiki register as a shrine of Shimashimo District, Settsu Province. Its main hall was rebuilt in 1828 after the shrine burned during the Eiroku era (1558–1570). Within the grounds stands a muku tree 21.5 m tall with a trunk circumference of 3.45 m, designated a city protected tree in 1990.

Akuto Shrine appears in the Engishiki Jinmyocho, compiled in 927, as a shrine of Shimashimo District, Settsu Province. It was destroyed by fire during the Eiroku era (1558–1570) in fighting involving the Miyoshi and Matsunaga clans, and the current main hall was rebuilt in 1828. In 1872, nearby Suwa and Daishogun shrines were moved onto its grounds.

The shrine is commonly called "Sumiyoshi-san" after its enshrined Sumiyoshi deities, though the Edo-period text Sesshō Gundan instead names Suwa no kami. The name Akuto is linked to the Akuta river, now the Akutagawa, which flows north of the grounds. Annual rites include the Ningyō Hidakashi shinji on 3 February and a yudate hot-water rite on the second Sunday of April.

Take the Takatsuki Municipal Bus bound for Kansai University from the north exit of JR Takatsuki Station and get off at Guke-Hongo, then walk three minutes. The grounds hold several subsidiary shrines, including Ōshōgun-sha, Gosha-jinja and Suwa-jinja, moved here in 1872. A monthly ceremony is held on the first of each month at 10 a.m.

The Akutagawa river beside the shrine is said to take its name from the shrine itself: "Akutogawa" shifted into "Akutagawa". The shrine's name also appears in the Engishiki register of 927 as Akuto Shrine of Shimashimo District, Settsu Province.