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Shōin Shrine
松陰神社
Torii of Shōin Jinja, 2023
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityYoshida Shōin
Leadership154-0023 東京都世田谷区若林4-35-1
Location
Location4-35-1 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023
Shōin shrine is located in JapanShōin shrineShown within Japan
Geographic coordinates35°38′50.04″N 139°39′21.92″E / 35.6472333°N 139.6560889°E / 35.6472333; 139.6560889
Architecture
Date established1882
Website
eng.shoinjinja.org
Glossary of Shinto

Shōin Shrine (松陰神社, Shōin Jinja), located in Setagaya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirit of Yoshida Shōin, an activist during the Edo era.

History

Shoin was executed by the Shogunate in prison in Tenmacho, Edo in 1859, his body was reburied in Wakabayashi by his followers in 1863. The shrine was erected in 1882, and the current main shrine building was built in 1927.

Shrine complex

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Gallery

  • Main torii gates Main torii gates
  • Inside the haiden Inside the haiden
  • Reproduction of "Shoka-Sonjuku" Reproduction of "Shoka-Sonjuku"
  • Shōin shrine in the Taishō period Shōin shrine in the Taishō period
  • Shoin Shrine Torii Gate Shoin Shrine Torii Gate

See also

References

  1. Shoin Jinja - History Retrieved December 3, 2015
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