Kenkun Shrine

Kenkun Shrine
The Kaguraden at Kenkun shrine
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location Kyōto-fu
Kyōto-shi
Kita-ku
Murasakino
Kitafunaoka-machi 49
Geographic coordinates 35°2′19″N 135°44′35″E / 35.03861°N 135.74306°E / 35.03861; 135.74306Coordinates: 35°2′19″N 135°44′35″E / 35.03861°N 135.74306°E / 35.03861; 135.74306
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Oda Nobunaga
Architectural description
Founder Emperor Meiji
Date established 1869
Glossary of Shinto

Kenkun Shrine (建勲神社,, Kenkun-jinja) also known as Takeisao Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Oda Nobunaga, a daimyō and key figure in the unification of Japan during the late 16th century, is deified inside.[1]

Funaoka Matsuri

The Funaoka Matsuri is a festival held every year on October 19 at Kenkun shrine commemorating the day when Nobunaga first entered Kyoto in 1568. Young boys dressed in medieval armor portray Nobunaga's army as they marched into Kyoto to take control of the government.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dougill, John (2006). Kyoto: a cultural history. Oxford University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-19-530138-0.
  2. ↑ Martin, John H.; Martin, Phyllis G. (2002). Kyoto: A Cultural Guide. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-8048-3341-7.


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