Katō Shrine

Katō Shrine 加藤神社
A torii at Katō Shrine
Information
Type	Prefectural Shrine
Dedicated to	Katō Kiyomasa Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan
Founded	1871, as Nishikiyama Shrine
Address	2-1, Honmaru, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0002
Website	www.kato-jinja.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Katō Shrine (加藤神社, Katō-jinja) is a shrine in Kumamoto Castle, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, in which, daimyo or powerful territorial lord Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611) is enshrined. Alongside Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan, who made junshi, are enshrined.

History

In 1868, Shinto style ceremony started at Jōchibyō which was the grave of Katō Kiyomasa in Honmyōji, proposed by Nagaoka Moriyoshi.
In 1871, Nishikiyama Shrine was built within Kumamoto Castle at the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism. Enshrined are Katō Kiyomasa, Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin.
In 1874, the Nishikiyama Shrine was moved to Kyōmachi because the Kumamoto Castle belonged to the Japanese Army in 1873.
In 1875, the rank of the shrine was made the prefectural shrine. This system discontinued in 1946.
In 1877, the Nishikiyama Shrine was burned in the battle of Satsuma Rebellion. Shintai was moved to Kengun Shrine.
In 1884, reconstruction was started.
In 1886, the shrine was reconstructed.
In 1909, the name of Nishikiyama Shrine was changed to Katō Shrine.
In 1911, a Katō Shrine was built in Hawaii.
- Closed later.
In 1914, a Katō Shrine was built in Seoul.
- Closed after the war.
  - Katō Kiyomasa is enshrined in about 90 shrines; about a half in Kumamoto Prefecture.
In 1952, Katō Shrine was designated as Religious corporation.
In 1962, Katō Shrine was moved to the present site in Kumamoto Castle.
In 1981, the Sūkeikai, an association of Katō Shrine goers, was started.

Ōki Kaneyoshi (1552–1611) was a karō of Sassa Narimasa. After the fall of Sassa, he became a karō of Katō Kiyomasa. During the Japanese invasion of Korea, his services, or merits were great. At the Sekigahara battle, he made the wife of Katō Kiyomasa escape from the Osaka house. 　
Kin Kan was a Korean who was captured in the Japanese invasion of Korea. His real name was 良甫鑑, and Kin Kan was the name of his position. He became a fan of Katō Kiyomasa and followed his master and became a page.

Katō Shrine is located best to view the three high buildings of Kumamoto Castle.

Taiko bridge, placed within the campus of the shrine, was brought from Korea as a memorial, and served as the model of stone bridges.
A large washbasin belonged to Ooki Kaneyoshi who is enshrined.
A flag-holding stone was brought from Nagoya, Saga Prefecture, in connection with the invasion of Korea.

Enshrined are Sarutahiko-kami, Sugawara Michizane, Ookuninushi-kami and Ebisu-kami.

Pamphlet of Katō Shrine obtained on Nov. 18, 2010.
Kumamoto Castle and Castle Town Kumamoto seen in old photographs, Tomita Kouichi, Higo-Joudaibunka-Kenkyuukai, 1999.

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Buildings	chōzuya or temizuya haiden heiden hokora honden / shinden / shōden kagura-den massha sessha
Architectonic elements	Chinjusha chigi hidden roof kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karamon katōmado katsuogi ken kentozuka: see nakazonae kitsune (fox) komainu mon nakazonae sandō shinboku shōrō sōrin tamagaki tokyō torii tōrō
Styles	hirairi-zukuri tsumairi-zukuri gongen-zukuri hachiman-zukuri hiyoshi-zukuri irimoya-zukuri ishi-no-ma-zukuri kasuga-zukuri kibitsu-zukuri misedana-zukuri nagare-zukuri ōtori-zukuri owari-zukuri ryōnagare-zukuri shinmei-zukuri sumiyoshi-zukuri taisha-zukuri

Others

Implements	An ema gohei hakama jōe kamidana mikoshi ofuda omamori ōnusa saisen shaku shide shimenawa shinboku shintai tamagushi tamaya
Main kami	Amaterasu Hachiman Inari Ōkami Tenjin
Staff	kannushi miko
Head shrines¹	Fushimi Inari Taisha Usa Hachiman-gū Ise Grand Shrine Dazaifu Tenman-gū Munakata Taisha Suwa Taisha Hiyoshi Taisha Kumano Nachi Taisha Tsushima Shrine Yasaka Shrine
Miscellaneous	A-un Glossary of Shinto jingū-ji Jinja Honchō miyadera
¹ (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)

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