Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine (北海道護国神社, ''Hokkaidō Gokoku jinja'') is a
Shinto shrine located in
Asahikawa, Hokkaido at 1 Chome-2282-2 Hanasakicho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0901. It was established in 1902, and enshrines
Raijin (雷電大神),
Sarutahiko Ōkami
Sarutahiko Ōkami ( ja, 猿田毘古大神, 猿田彦大神) is a deity of the Japanese religion of Shinto; he is the leader of the earthly ''kami''. Norito also mentions him with the title instead of . Sarutahiko Ōkami was the head of the ku ...
(猿田彦大神), and other
kami.
It is a
Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of
Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from
Shokonsha in 1939. 63,141 people are enshrined there.
See also
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List of Shinto shrines in Hokkaidō
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Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
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Hero shrine
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Martial temple
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Wen Wu temple
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National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
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Built on Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River in Taipei's Zhongshan District ...
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Eternal Spring Shrine
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Ancestral shrine
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Gallant Garden
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Gokoku Shrines
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Valhalla (home to the souls of fallen warriors in Scandinavian mythology)
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Walhalla Shrine (a hall of fame in Germany honoring "commendable and honorable Germans")
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Eternal Spring Shrine
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The common end of myriad good deeds
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Greek hero cult
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References
External links
Official websiteHokkaido Shinto listing
Shinto shrines in Hokkaido
Gokoku shrines
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