Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine
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]
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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
- 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
- Hero shrine
- Gokoku Shrines
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Valhalla (home to the souls of fallen warriors in Scandinavian mythology)
References
- "Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine - Kōfu". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "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.
- TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.
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