Yoshino Shrine (吉野神宮, Yoshino jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1892. The main kami enshrined here is Emperor Go-Daigo. The shrine's main festival is held annually on September 27. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

Yoshino Shrine
吉野神宮
Yoshino-jingū Gehaiden
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityEmperor Go-Daigo
Festival27 September
Location
Location3226 Ōaza Yoshinoyama
Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture
Yoshino Shrine is located in Japan
Yoshino Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°23′4″N 135°50′44″E / 34.38444°N 135.84556°E / 34.38444; 135.84556
Architecture
Date established1892
Website
www.naranet.co.jp/yoshinojingu/
Glossary of Shinto

It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.

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