Shōin shrine

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| name = Shōin Shrine
松陰神社

| image = Shōin shrine-2.jpg

| caption = Torii of Shōin Jinja, 2023

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| religious_affiliation = Shinto

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| deity = Yoshida Shōin

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| established = 1882

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| location = 4-35-1 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023

| website = {{URL|http://eng.shoinjinja.org}}

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| leadership = 154-0023 東京都世田谷区若林4-35-1

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{{Nihongo| Shōin Shrine|松陰神社| Shōin Jinja}}, located in Setagaya, 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.[http://eng.shoinjinja.org/history.html#yurai Shoin Jinja - History] Retrieved December 3, 2015