Suitengumae
Suitengumae
Station is
located in the Hakozakicho neighborhood
of Nihonbashi in Chuo Ward of Tokyo
and is served by the Tokyo Metro
Hanzomon Line.
Tokyo
City Air Terminal
Located
adjacent to Suitengumae Station,
with direct access to it, is the
Tokyo City Air Terminal, or TCAT
for short. TCAT is a transfer point
for passengers going to and from
Narita International Airport and
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda),
with the Airport Transport Service
Co., Ltd. providing the bus service.
TCAT is a joint-stock company with
the major stockholders being Japan
Airport Terminal Co, Japan
Airlines, Keihin Electric Express
Railway, Mitsubishi Estate Co.,
Keisei Electric Railway, and Tobu
Railway. Other than running transfer
facilities, TCAT also deals in real
estate by renting stores and offices
to airlines, managing parking lots,
and providing various other services
to airlines.
Suitengu
Shrine
Suitengu
Shrine is located right in front
of Suitengumae Station. This Shinto
shrine, which is dedicated Suinanyoke
,
the god of smooth delivery, was
established in 1881 by the ninth
daimyo of Kurume. Its pavilion with
the curving roof was added much
later in 1967.
Suitengu
Shrine is approached by a flight
of stairs and is surrounded by shops
selling maternity clothes, children's
clothes and toys. Most of the worshippers
coming to Suitengu are expectant
mothers who come here to pray for
safe delivery. At the right of the
entrance to the altar, there is
a statue of a dog and a puppy. It
is believed that if an expectant
mother touches the dog (called Kodakara-inu),
it will bring safety to both the
mother and the child during childbirth.
On the 5 th of every month, a fair
is held on the shrine grounds.
