is a
Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion.
Overview
Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings.
The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...
in the city of
Kagoshima in
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...
in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the ''
kami'' of
Shimazu Nariakira,
[Ponsonby-Fane, ''Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan,'' p. 380.] whose
posthumous name is .
History
The shrine was founded in Kyushu in 1882 during the
Meiji period.
[ Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). ]
This class of shrine (''Bekkaku Kanpeisha'') was established in 1872 (''Meiji 5'') for the veneration of those ''kami'' who were, during life, ordinary subjects of the Emperor. Only a very small number of shrines were designated as such.
See also
*
List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
*
Terukuni Maru class ocean liner
The was a class of ocean liners of Japan, serving during the 1930s, and into World War II.
Background
* In 1925, the Swedish American Line constructed the passenger liner MS ''Kungsholm''. The was concerned about the MS Kungsholms constructi ...
Notes
References
* Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). ''The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan.'' Tokyo: The Asiatic Society of Japan
OCLC 503421997*
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964)
''Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan.''Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society.
Jingū
Religious organizations established in 1882
Shinto shrines in Kagoshima Prefecture
1882 establishments in Japan
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Beppyo shrines