Gokoku Shrines

(Redirected from Shōkonsha)

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 [en] Tokyo [en] no Traditional head shrine
Miyagi Gokoku Shrine [en] Sendai, Miyagi [en] yes
Akita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Akita (city) [en] yes
Yamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Yamagata [en] yes
Fukushima Gokoku Shrine [ja] Fukushima (city) [Fukushima] yes
Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine [ja] Mito, Ibaraki [en] yes
Gunma Gokoku Shrine [ja] Takasaki [en] yes
Chiba Gokoku Shrine [ja] Chiba (city) [en] Chūō-ku, Chiba [en] yes
Niigata Gokoku Shrine [ja] Niigata (city) [en] Chūō-ku, Niigata [en] yes
Toyama Gokoku Shrine [en] Toyama (city) [Toyama city] yes
Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine [ja] Kanazawa [en] yes
Fukui Gokoku Shrine [ja] Fukui (city) [en] yes
Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine [ja; de; simple] Kōfu [en] yes
Nagano Gokoku Shrine [ja] Matsumoto, Nagano [en] yes
Gifu Gokoku Shrine [en] Gifu [en] yes
Shizuokaken Gokoku Shrine [ja] Aoi Ward [en], Shizuoka City [en] yes
Aichi Gokoku Shrine [en] Naka-ku, Nagoya [en] yes
Mie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Tsu, Mie [en] yes
Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja; sv; simple] Hikone, Shiga [en] yes
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine [en] Higashiyama Ward [en], Kyoto [Kyoto City], Kyoto Prefecture [en] yes
Osaka Gokoku Shrine [ja] Suminoe-ku, Osaka [en] yes
Hyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine [ja] Himeji [en] yes
Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine [ja] Nada-ku, Kobe [en] yes
Nara Gokoku Shrine [ja] Nara (city) [en] yes
Matsue Gokoku Shrine [ja] Matsue [en] yes
Hamada Gokoku Shrine [ja] Hamada, Shimane [en] yes
Okayama Gokoku Shrine [ja] Naka-ku, Okayama [en] yes
Bingo Gokoku Shrine [ja] Fukuyama, Hiroshima [en] yes
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine [en] Naka-ku, Hiroshima [en] yes
Yamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Yamaguchi (city) [en] yes
Tokushima Gokoku Shrine [ja] Tokushima (city) [en] yes
Ehime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Matsuyama [en] yes
Kochi Gokoku Shrine [ja] Kōchi (city) [en] yes
Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Chūō-ku, Fukuoka [en] yes
Saga Gokoku Shrine [ja] Saga (city) [en] yes
Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine [ja; simple] Nagasaki [en] yes
Oita Gokoku Shrine [ja] Ōita (city) [en] yes
Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja] Kagoshima [en] yes
Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine [ja] Miyazaki (city) [Miyazaki] yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine [ja] Kumamoto [en] yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Okinawa Gokoku Shrine [ja] Okinawa [en] no
Hida Gokoku Shrine [en] Takayama [en], Gifu Prefecture [Gifu] no
Aomori Gokoku Shrine [ja] Aomori [en] no
Wakayama Gokoku Shrine [ja] Wakayama (city) [en] no
Meguro Gokoku Shrine [ja] Meguro [en] no
Iki Gokoku Shrine [ja] Iki, Nagasaki [en] no
Kagawa Gokoku Shrine [ja] Zentsūji, Kagawa [en] no
Kawanami Gokoku Shrine [ja] Kawaminami, Miyazaki [en] no
Saitama Gokoku Shrine [ja] Saitama (city) [en] no
Sapporo Gokoku Shrine [ja] Sapporo [en] no
Tanao Gokoku Shrine [ja] Hekinan [en] no
Tochigi Gokoku Shrine [ja] Tochigi (city) [en] no
Nōhi Gokoku Shrine [en] Ōgaki [en], Gifu Prefecture [Gifu] no
Hakodate Gokoku Shrine [ja] Hakodate [en] no
Matsumae Gokoku Shrine [ja] Matsumae, Hokkaido [en] no
Taiwan Gokoku Shrine [ja] Taiwan [en] no

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References

  1. TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.