Terukuni shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
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| name = Terukuni jinja
照国神社
| image = Haiden of Terukuni Shrine.JPG
| caption = Terukuni shrine precincts
| map_type = Japan
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|35|41.3|N|130|33|0.3|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}
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| religious_affiliation = Shinto
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| deity = Shimazu Nariakira
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| established = 1882
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| location = 19-35, Terukuni-chō, Kagoshima
Kagoshima prefecture 892-0841
| website = {{URL|http://www.terukunijinja.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|Terukuni jinja|照国神社|}} is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 380-392. This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira,Ponsonby-Fane, Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 380. whose posthumous name is {{nihongo|Terukuni Daimyōjin|照国大明神}}.
History
The shrine was founded in Kyushu in 1882 during the Meiji period.Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). {{Google books|CCcHAQAAIAAJ|The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan, p. 280.|page=280}}
This class of shrine (Bekkaku Kanpeisha) was established in 1872 (Meiji 5) for the veneration of those kami who were, during life, ordinary subjects of the Emperor. Only a very small number of shrines were designated as such.
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References
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- Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto, a Study of the State of Religion of Japan. Tokyo: The Asiatic Society of Japan. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/503421997 OCLC 503421997]
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). [https://books.google.com/books?id=_6rXAAAAMAAJ&q=Visiting+famous+shrines+in+japan Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan.] Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society. {{OCLC|1030156}}
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Category:Religious organizations established in 1882
Category:Shinto shrines in Kagoshima Prefecture
Category:1882 establishments in Japan
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