Terukuni Shrine
Terukuni jinja (照国神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira, whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin (照国大明神).
History
The shrine was founded in Kyushu in 1882 during the Meiji period.
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 were designated as such.
See also
Notes
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 380-392.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 380.
- ^ Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan, p. 280., p. 280, at Google Books
References
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- Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan. Tokyo: The Asiatic Society of Japan. OCLC 503421997
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society. OCLC 1030156
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