Nishikubo Shrine

{{Short description|Defunct Shinto shrine formerly located in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia}}

Nishikubo Shrine (西久保神社, Nishikubo jinja) was a Shinto shrine in Toyohara, Karafuto Prefecture (today Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia).{{Cite web |title=西久保神社 Shinto Shrine for Nishikubo  |url=https://archive.today/20130427123759/http://homepage2.nifty.com/itayan2/land22.htm |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=archive.ph}}

The shrine was established in 1915, and its main annual festival was held on July 2. Kami enshrined here included the soul of Major {{ill|Nishikubo Toyoichirō|ja|西久保豊一郎}} (西久保豊一郎), a hero of the Russo-Japanese War, and 18 others.

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Category:Shinto shrines in Karafuto Prefecture

Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1915

Category:20th-century Shinto shrines

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