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).
| Terukuni jinja 照国神社 | |
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 Terukuni shrine precincts | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Shimazu Nariakira |
| Location | |
| Location | 19-35, Terukuni-chō, Kagoshima Kagoshima prefecture 892-0841 |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°35′41.3″N 130°33′0.3″E / 31.594806°N 130.550083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1882 |
| Website | |
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 Glossary of Shinto | |
History
editThe 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 were designated as such.[2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 380-392.
- ^ a b 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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