Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine
Shinto shrine in Japan
Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to people who died in wars.[2] It is located 600 meters east of Takeda Shrine.[2]
| Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Year consecrated | 1879 |
It was founded in 1879.[2]
The souls of 25,062 soldiers from many wars are worshipped here. The wars are as follows: First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, and World War II.[2] Gokoku shrines were made to honor the souls of people who died in wars. Yasukuni Shrine leads the shrines.[3]
Pictures
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The main entrance to the courtyard of the facility -
One of the many explanatory panels -
Column at the entrance -
View at the entrance -
Information about the general Amari Torayasu, who is associated with this shrine -
Gatekeeper -
Explanation of the historical significance of the site -
A Torii gate as the entrance gate
Related pages
change- Hero shrine
- Gokoku Shrines
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Valhalla (home to the souls of fallen warriors in Scandinavian mythology)
References
change- ↑ "Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine - Kōfu". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Yamanashi Gokoku-jinja Shrine｜Chichibu Okan > Tracing the major sites on Chichibu Okan Road | Yamanashi Historical road Tourism". rekishinomichi-yamanashi.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-22. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.