Sumiyoshitaisha Grand Shrine

Affectionately called 'Sumiyossan' by locals, this shrine draws over 2 million visitors during the first three days of New Year alone. As the head shrine of roughly 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide and over 1,800 years old, it's revered as guardian of safe voyages and abundant harvests. Its four National Treasure main halls line up like a fleet sailing the open sea — a unique style called 'Sumiyoshi-zukuri' found nowhere else.