Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja (広島護国神社) is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.
| Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja (広島護国神社) | |
|---|---|
 Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°24′4.2″N 132°27′31.5″E / 34.401167°N 132.458750°E |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Overview
editThe original shrine was founded in 1869, the first year of the Meiji period, in Futabanosato (二葉の里) Hiroshima. The shrine was established to mourn the Hiroshima-Han victims of the Boshin War.
In 1934, it was dismantled and moved to where Hiroshima Municipal Stadium now stands, and in 1939 its name was changed to the Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine.
In 1945, it was destroyed by the atomic bombing,[1] and was rebuilt within the confines of Hiroshima Castle in 1965 with the aid of donations from the citizens of Hiroshima.
The Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine is one of the most popular places for celebrating Hatsumōde and Shichi-Go-San in Hiroshima.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ One of its three torii gates remained standing, and the buildings were destroyed. See http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/virtual/VirtualMuseum_e/exhibit_e/exh0702_e/exh070206_e.html Archived 2007-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine (in Japanese)
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