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Chōsen Shrine
was the most important Shinto Shinto shrine, shrine during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial period in Korea. It was built in 1925 in Seoul (then called Keijō) and destroyed soon after the end of colonial rule in 1945. The famous architect and architectural historian Itō Chūta, also responsible for Meiji jingu, Meiji Jingū, contributed to its planning. The former site of the shrine is now part of Namsan (Seoul), Namsan Park. Background After the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910, annexation of Korea in 1910, the Japanese government embarked upon a policy of Japanization. This included worship at Shinto shrines, Shintō shrines, as much a political expression of patriotism as a religious act. From 1925, school pupils were required to attend Shinto shrines, and in 1935 it became compulsory for university students and government employees to attend Shinto#Practices, Shinto ceremonies. By 1945, there were a total of 1,140 shrines in Korea associated with State Shinto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists'', although adherents rarely use that term themselves. There is no central authority in control of Shinto, with much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the . The are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations. The are worshiped at household shrines, family shrines, and ''jinja'' public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as , who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and and to solicit the latter's blessing. Other common rituals include the dances, rites of pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
