Shōin shrine

Shōin Shrine
松陰神社
Haiden of Shōin Jinja, 2017
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location 4-35-1 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023
Geographic coordinates 35°38′50.04″N 139°39′21.92″E / 35.6472333°N 139.6560889°E / 35.6472333; 139.6560889Coordinates: 35°38′50.04″N 139°39′21.92″E / 35.6472333°N 139.6560889°E / 35.6472333; 139.6560889
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Yoshida Shōin
Leadership 154-0023 東京都世田谷区若林4-35-1
Website eng.shoinjinja.org
Date established 1882
Glossary of Shinto

Shōin Shrine (松陰神社, Shōin Jinja), located in Setagaya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirit of Yoshida Shōin, an activist during the Edo era.

History

Shoin was executed by the Shogunate in prison in Tenmacho, Edo in 1859, his body was reburied in Wakabayashi by his followers in 1863. The shrine was erected in 1882, and the current main shrine building was built in 1927.[1]

See also

References

  1. Shoin Jinja - History Retrieved December 3, 2015


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