Suga Shrine, Shinto shrine in Japan

Suga Shrine (Suga Jinja) stands in the Seigoin area of Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, at 1 Seigoin Endomi-cho. Its single main hall is divided inside: the left sanctuary belongs to Suga Shrine, honouring Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto, the right to the Traffic Shrine, which enshrines Kunado-no-Kami, Yachimata-hiko and Yachimata-hime. The hall and worship hall burned in 2005 and were rebuilt in the same form.

Founded in 869 after a kanjō from Hōmine Shrine in Harima, the shrine was moved to Yoshida Kamigamo in 1336 by order of Emperor Go-Daigo and to its present site in 1924. In 1868 the kami were separated from Buddhist worship and the name changed to Suga Shrine. In 1964 three deities were enshrined separately as Japan's only Traffic Shrine. The honden and haiden burned in 2005 and were rebuilt with Suga on the left and Traffic on the right.

The shrine's name comes from its main deities, Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto, and it serves as the guardian shrine of the Shōgoin district. In 1964 three deities were separated to create the Traffic Shrine, the only one of its kind in Japan, and the main hall now has Suga Shrine on the left and the Traffic Shrine on the right. Worshippers pray for matchmaking, protection from misfortune and road safety, and the Setsubun festival draws crowds.

The shrine stands at 1 Shōgoin-Endonmi-chō, Sakyō-ku, about 17 minutes on foot from Jingū-Marutamachi Station on the Keihan Ōtō Line. The precinct is small: the worship hall and main hall sit close together, with the main hall split inside between Suga Shrine on the left and the Traffic Shrine on the right. The shrine office and the subordinate shrines, Byakuryū Daimyōjin and Inari Daimyōjin, are within the same compact grounds.

In 1964 the shrine split off three deities—Kunado, Yachimata-hiko and Yachimata-hime—and enshrined them as the main gods of the Traffic Shrine, presented as Japan's only shrine dedicated to traffic safety. After a 2005 fire destroyed the main and worship halls, they were rebuilt with the same honden divided internally: Suga Shrine on the left, Traffic Shrine on the right.