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 .
History The shrine was founded in Kyushu in 1882 during the Meiji period.Holtom, Daniel Clarence. (1922).
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.
See also List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) Terukuni Maru class ocean liner
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References
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. OCLC 503421997 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society.