Terukuni jinja

Terukuni jinja
照国神社

Terukuni shrine precincts
Information
Dedicated to Shimazu Nariakira
Founded 1882
Address 19-35, Terukuni-chō, Kagoshima
Kagoshima prefecture 892-0841
Website www.terukunijinja.jp
Glossary of Shinto

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).

History

The 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 designated as such.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 380-392.
  2. 1 2 Ponsonby-Fane, Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 380.
  3. 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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Coordinates: 31°35′41.3″N 130°33′0.3″E / 31.594806°N 130.550083°E / 31.594806; 130.550083

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