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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 were designated as such.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- 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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