Keijō Shrine

Keijo Shrine
京城神社
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityAmaterasu Omikami, the Soul of Korea, Ōkuninushi no Mikoto, and Sukunahikona no Mikoto
FestivalOctober 18th
Location
LocationWoseongdae Town, Gyeongseong-fu, Gyeonggi-do, North Korea
Architecture
Completed1898 (Meiji31st year)

Keijo Shrine was a Shinto shrine at the north of Seoul. The shrine worshipped four gods: Amaterasu Omikami, the Soul of Korea, Ōkuninushi no Mikoto, and Sukunahikona no Mikoto.

It was founded in 1898 and abolished on November 17, 1945, after Japan lost World War II.

References

  1. ↑ 青井哲人「ソウル・南山の神域化-植民都市と神社境内」(明治聖徳記念学会紀要復刊第43号、2006年)
  2. ↑ 「神社祭神並創立調査表」 JACAR(アジア歴史資料センター) Ref.A03010213400 (国立公文書館)
  3. ↑ 内務省告示第264号 官報第5660号(昭和20年11月22日) 1頁

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