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Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto)

Coordinates: 34°59′29″N 135°46′21″E / 34.99139°N 135.77250°E / 34.99139; 135.77250
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Toyokuni Shrine
豊国神社
Karamon gate at entrance to Toyokuni Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityToyotomi Hideyoshi
Location
Location530 Chaya-chō, Shōmen-dōri, Yamato-ōdōri, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu
Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto) is located in Japan
Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto)
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°59′29″N 135°46′21″E / 34.99139°N 135.77250°E / 34.99139; 135.77250
Architecture
Date established1599; 425 years ago (1599)
Glossary of Shinto

Toyokuni Shrine (豊国神社, Toyokuni-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first tamaya (a Shinto altar for ancestor worship) ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan.[1]

History

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This shrine is the official tomb and shrine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who died on September 18, 1598, in Kyoto.[2]

Nobles, priests, warriors, and townspeople gathered at the shrine to celebrate the anniversary of Hideyoshi's apotheosis with banquets, musical recitals, and boisterous festivity. The shrine was closed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in June 1615 "to discourage these unseemly displays of loyalty to a man he had eclipsed."[3]

The Meiji Emperor directed that the shrine be restored in Keiō 4, the 6th day of the 6th month (April 28, 1868).[4] At that time, the shrine area was expanded slightly by encompassing a small parcel of land which had been part of the adjacent Hōkō-ji.[5]

In 1897, the tercentenary of Hideyoshi was celebrated at this site.[6]

Architecture

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It is generally believed that the karamon gate was originally built for Hideyoshi's Fushimi castle in 1598.[7] When the castle was dismantled in 1623, the gate was first moved to Nijō castle,[8] and then to the Konchi-in in Nanzen-ji. It was finally relocated to Toyokuni shrine in 1876 after the Meiji Restoration.[9]

Designated Cultural Properties

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National Treasures of Japan

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Important Cultural Properties

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "reibyou 霊廟". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. 2001. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, R. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital City, 794-1869, pp. 294-296.
  3. ^ Berry, Mary E. (1982). Hideyoshi. pp. 1.
  4. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 327.
  5. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 294.
  6. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 296.
  7. ^ Kirby, John B. (1962). From Castle to Teahouse: Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period. pp. 76-77.
  8. ^ "Fushimi castle". Guide to Japan Castles. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  9. ^ Kirby, John B. (1962). From Castle to Teahouse: Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period. pp. 76-77.

References

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