was a

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shrine in

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, Korea during the Japanese colonial period. It was established in 1913 and destroyed in 1945. Its name derived from the Japanese name for Pyongyang during its occupation of Korea. The shrine's main annual festival was held on October 2. It was formerly a national shrine of the third rank (国幣小社, '' kokuhei-shōsha'') in the

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. The shrine was destroyed on August 16, 1945: just after Japan first announced its surrender in World War II. That day, local Koreans set fire to the shrine and destroyed it. Hundreds of similar cases arose throughout the peninsula in the following week. In modern times, the site is a park, with a statue of

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built at the site of the shrine's building.

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Historical page with photographsOverseas shrines database
Religious organizations disestablished in 1945 Religious organizations established in 1913 Religious buildings and structures completed in 1913 1945 disestablishments in Japan 1913 establishments in Korea Shinto shrines in Korea History of Pyongyang Culture in Pyongyang 20th-century Shinto shrines Kokuhei Shōsha Shinmei shrines {{Korea-reli-stub