Shijōnawate Shrine (四條畷神社, ''Shijōnawate jinja'') is a

Shinto , also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...

shrine located in

Shijōnawate file:Shijonawate city-office.jpg, 270px, Shijōnawate City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,969 in 246822 households and a population density of 2900 persons per km2 ...

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on February 12. It was founded in 1890, and enshrines

Kusunoki Masatsura was the eldest son of Kusunoki Masashige (1294 – 1336), and succeeded him as the head of the Kusunoki lineage. Along with his father and his younger brothers Masanori and Masatoki, Masatsura was a supporter of the Southern Imperial Court duri ...

along with 24 other

kami are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...

. It is one of the

Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration image:Minatogawa-jinja shinmon.jpg, Minatogawa Shrine The Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration (建武中興十五社, ''Kenmu chūko jūgosha'') are a group of Shinto shrines dedicated to individuals and events of the Kenmu Restoration. Re ...

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Official websiteOsaka's Ikukunitama Shrine set to revive ritual for first time in 70 years
Shinto shrines in Osaka Prefecture 1890 establishments in Japan Beppyo shrines Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration Bekkaku Kanpeisha {{Shinto-shrine-stub

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