Suehiro Jinja (末廣神社)
Suehiro Jinja Temizu-ya (water pavilion) Just west of Ningyocho Station stands Suehiro Jinja (末廣神社), a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Nihonbashiningyocho area. According to the shrine's signage, Suehiro Jinja enshrines the kami (deity) Ukanomitama-no-Mikoto (宇賀之美多麻命), who is identified with the Inari deity. As a member of the Nihonbashi Shichifukujin (日本橋七福神), the shrine is also known for enshrining Bishamonten (毘沙門天), a kami associated with financial prosperity, victory, good fortune, protection from misfortune, and good health. The shrine's official website additionally notes that four other kami are enshrined at the site. The shrine's founding date is unclear. Historical records indicate that it already existed by 1596. In 1615, under the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), Yamamotoin Jikko (山本院實行) was summoned from Suruga Province to serve at the shrine. In 1617, Shoji Jin'emon (庄司甚右衛門) and others, with the permission of the Edo shogunate, develop...
