Kaijin Shrine

Kaijin Shrine (海神神社), also read as Watatsumi Shrine, is a significant Shinto shrine located on Tsushima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, that holds a Beppyo status. This status denotes that the shrine is remarkable and holds a significant historical importance. Kaijin Shrine is also ranked as an Ichinomiya, which means it is the highest-ranked shrine in its province.^: 98 It is located near Mount Izu.

In Tsushima folklore it is said that Toyotama-hime and Hikohohodemi no Mikoto married at this shrine, and it is thus the sea god's palace.^: 443

Empress Jingu visited the area to worship at Mount Izu.

The shrine has a prominent set of Torii that are often compared to Itsukushima Shrine in how they enter water.^: 297 Recent archaeological findings suggest it is one of the oldest shrines in Japan, and Itsukushima Shrine was based on it.^: 321

The shrine is associated with Kamikaze, the typhoon that stopped the Mongol invasion of Japan.^: 97–99

It has a Bronze Buddha statue from Korea in it. The statue is designated as important cultural property.

In 2012 a robber stole a Silla era Buddha statue from the shrine,^: 321 on the same day they stole another statue from Kannon-ji but in 2015 it was returned.^: 321

Kaijin Shrine should not be confused with Watatsumi Shrine, which has a very similar Japanese name (海神社) to Kaijin Shrine (海神神社) and is located in Kobe