Nagoya Tōshō-gū

Nagoya Tōshō-gū (名古屋東照宮)
Main hall of Nagoya Tōshō-gū
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Geographic coordinates 35°10′39.2″N 136°53′57.5″E / 35.177556°N 136.899306°E / 35.177556; 136.899306Coordinates: 35°10′39.2″N 136°53′57.5″E / 35.177556°N 136.899306°E / 35.177556; 136.899306
Affiliation Shinto
Date established 1619
Glossary of Shinto

Nagoya Tōshō-gū (名古屋東照宮) is a Shinto shrine located in central Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

History

Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was built in 1619 (Genna 5), two years after the construction of Nikkō Tōshō-gū. It was located outside Nagoya Castle in the Sannomaru enceinte, next to the Tennosha (today's Nagoya Shrine).

The Nagoya Tōshō-gū Festival was the biggest festival in Nagoya before the Second World War.[1]

The shrine was moved from the Sannomaru enceinte of Nagoya Castle to its present location in the late 19th century.

References

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