Gion cult

Gion worship (祇園信仰, Gion shinkō) is a Shinto cult. Originally it revolved solely around Gozu Tenno, but during the Separation of Shinto and Buddhism of the Meiji era the government mandated it shift to revolving around Susanoo.^[1]

The main shrines are Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Hiromine Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture,^[2] and Tsushima Shrine in Aichi Prefecture

There are many other cults of Susanoo that are not derived from the Gion faith, but rather from indigenous Shinto traditions without Buddhist influence.^{[citation needed]} These include Susa Shrine, and Yaegaki Shrine.^{[citation needed]}