Terukuni jinja

Terukuni jinja
照国神社
Terukuni shrine precincts
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Dedicated to Shimazu Nariakira
Founded 1882
Address 19-35, Terukuni-chō, Kagoshima
Kagoshima prefecture 892-0841
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Glossary of Shinto

Terukuni jinja (照国神社?) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.[1] This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira,[2] whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin (照国大明神?).

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History

The shrine was founded in Kyushu in 1882 during the Meiji period.[3]

This class of shrine (Bekkaku Kanpeisha) was established in 1872 (Meiji 5) for the veneration of those kami who were, during life, ordinary subjects of the Emperor. Only a very small number of shrines designated as such.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 380-392.
  2. ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 380.
  3. ^ Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan, p. 280. at Google Books

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Buildings
Architectonic elements
Styles
 
Others
Implements
Main kami
Staff
Head shrines1
Miscellaneous

1 (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)