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Hokkaido Gokoku Jinja

Hokkaido · Asahikawa · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 北海道護國神社

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Enshrined at Asahikawa as guardian of the northern defences. Linked to the tondenhei settler-soldiers.

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Northern Hokkaido · Asahikawa

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Enshrined at Asahikawa as guardian of the northern defences. Linked to the tondenhei settler-soldiers.

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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. 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. 63,141 people are enshrined there.

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Founded:1902 Blessings:Warding off evil

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