User:Immanuelle/Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine

Immanuelle/Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
TypeBeppyo Shrine
Gokoku shrine
(Formerly Shokonsha)
OwnershipAssociation of Shinto Shrines
Governing bodyAssociation of Shinto Shrines
Location
CountryJapan
AdministrationAssociation of Shinto Shrines
Glossary of Shinto

Immanuelle/Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine is a Gokoku Shrine, and a Beppyo Shrine.[1]

It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939.[2] Beppyo Shrines are especially important Shinto Shrines in Japan which have historical significance or a large amount of staff and revenue.[1] All original Kanpei-sha and Kokuhei-sha in the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines were the initial Beppyo Shrines, but over time more shrines were added to this category based on their current status or historical significance which was overlooked in the older system.[1]



References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "【マップ付】全国の『別表神社』一覧&御朱印巡り情報も | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー" [List of "Beppyo Shrines" nationwide & information on visiting shrines for goshuin | Good Luck Sentai Goshuinger (Map included)]. jinja-gosyuin.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. doi:10.1093/jcs/32.3.527. ISSN 0021-969X. JSTOR 23917081.