Suiten-gū (水天宮), literally "Palace of the Water Deva", or "Palace of Suiten", is a Shinto shrine dedicated to four deities: "Suiten" is the Japanese name of the deity of Hindu origins Varuna, one of a series of Hindu deities whose worship entered Japan together with Buddhism.[note 1]. When the Japanese Empire enforced the Shinbutsu bunri, the official separation of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, shrines celebrating Suiten identified their dedication to Amenominakanushi.[4] | ||||||
Affiliation: Shinto | ||||||
Location: 2-4-1 Nihonbashi-Kakigarachō, ChūōTokyo 103-0014 | ||||||
Deity: Amenominakanushi(as Varuna)Emperor AntokuTaira no TokukoTaira no Tokiko | ||||||
Date established: 1818 | ||||||