Kengun Shrine

Kengun Shrine
健軍神社

Kengun Shrine
Information
Type Prefectural Shrine
Dedicated to 健緒組命(takeogunino-mikoto),健磐龍命,阿蘇都比賣命 and others
Founded the era of Emperor Keiko or Emperor Kimmei
Founder(s) Kokushi (official) of Kumamoto
Address 13-1 Kengun Honmachi, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto-shi
Glossary of Shinto

Kengun Shrine is the oldest traditional shrine in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 4 shrines of Aso Shrine group (Aso Shrine, Kohsa Shrine and Kohnoura Shrine).

History

Legend

13 kami are enshrined

Satsuma Rebellion

Small Shrines and Road to the Shrine

Cultural Properties of Japan

References

Footnotes

  1. Pamphlet of the Kengun Shrine, on Dec. 11, 2010

See also

Coordinates: 32°47′05″N 130°45′19″E / 32.78472°N 130.75528°E