Gokoku_Shrines
Gokoko shrines are Japanese shinto shrines made to for people who died in wars. They are considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They used to be called Shokonsha but the name was changed in 1939.[1]
List of Gokoku Shrines
| name | location | Beppyo | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasukuni Shrine | Tokyo | no | Traditional head shrine |
| Miyagi Gokoku Shrine | Sendai, Miyagi | yes | |
| Akita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Akita (city) | yes | |
| Yamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Yamagata | yes | |
| Fukushima Gokoku Shrine | Fukushima (city) | yes | |
| Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine | Mito, Ibaraki | yes | |
| Gunma Gokoku Shrine | Takasaki | yes | |
| Chiba Gokoku Shrine | Chiba (city) Chūō-ku, Chiba | yes | |
| Niigata Gokoku Shrine | Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata | yes | |
| Toyama Gokoku Shrine | Toyama (city) | yes | |
| Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine | Kanazawa | yes | |
| Fukui Gokoku Shrine | Fukui (city) | yes | |
| Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine | Kōfu | yes | |
| Nagano Gokoku Shrine | Matsumoto, Nagano | yes | |
| Gifu Gokoku Shrine | Gifu | yes | |
| Shizuokaken Gokoku Shrine | Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City | yes | |
| Aichi Gokoku Shrine | Naka-ku, Nagoya | yes | |
| Mie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Tsu, Mie | yes | |
| Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Hikone, Shiga | yes | |
| Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture | yes | |
| Osaka Gokoku Shrine | Suminoe-ku, Osaka | yes | |
| Hyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine | Himeji | yes | |
| Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine | Nada-ku, Kobe | yes | |
| Nara Gokoku Shrine | Nara (city) | yes | |
| Matsue Gokoku Shrine | Matsue | yes | |
| Hamada Gokoku Shrine | Hamada, Shimane | yes | |
| Okayama Gokoku Shrine | Naka-ku, Okayama | yes | |
| Bingo Gokoku Shrine | Fukuyama, Hiroshima | yes | |
| Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine | Naka-ku, Hiroshima | yes | |
| Yamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Yamaguchi (city) | yes | |
| Tokushima Gokoku Shrine | Tokushima (city) | yes | |
| Ehime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Matsuyama | yes | |
| Kochi Gokoku Shrine | Kōchi (city) | yes | |
| Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Chūō-ku, Fukuoka | yes | |
| Saga Gokoku Shrine | Saga (city) | yes | |
| Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine | Nagasaki | yes | |
| Oita Gokoku Shrine | Ōita (city) | yes | |
| Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine | Kagoshima | yes | |
| Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine | Miyazaki (city) | yes | Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war |
| Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine | Kumamoto | yes | Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war |
| Okinawa Gokoku Shrine | Okinawa | no | |
| Hida Gokoku Shrine | Takayama, Gifu Prefecture | no | |
| Aomori Gokoku Shrine | Aomori | no | |
| Wakayama Gokoku Shrine | Wakayama (city) | no | |
| Meguro Gokoku Shrine | Meguro | no | |
| Iki Gokoku Shrine | Iki, Nagasaki | no | |
| Kagawa Gokoku Shrine | Zentsūji, Kagawa | no | |
| Kawanami Gokoku Shrine | Kawaminami, Miyazaki | no | |
| Saitama Gokoku Shrine | Saitama (city) | no | |
| Sapporo Gokoku Shrine | Sapporo | no | |
| Tanao Gokoku Shrine | Hekinan | no | |
| Tochigi Gokoku Shrine | Tochigi (city) | no | |
| Nōhi Gokoku Shrine | Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture | no | |
| Hakodate Gokoku Shrine | Hakodate | no | |
| Matsumae Gokoku Shrine | Matsumae, Hokkaido | no | |
| Taiwan Gokoku Shrine | Taiwan | no |
References
- ↑ TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.