Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine

Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine (北海道護国神社, Hokkaidō Gokoku jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido at 1 Chome-2282-2 Hanasakicho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0901. It was established in 1902, and enshrines Raijin (雷電大神), Sarutahiko Ōkami (猿田彦大神), and other kami.

Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
TypeGokoku shrine
(Formerly Shokonsha)
Glossary of Shinto

It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939.[1] 63,141 people are enshrined there.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.
  2. ^ "Hokkaido Gokoku Shrine - Asahikawa - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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43°47′17″N 142°22′00″E / 43.78814°N 142.36675°E / 43.78814; 142.36675