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Shonai Jinja

Yamagata · Tsuruoka · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 荘内神社

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WHAT TO DOShonai Jinja

It stands on the site of Tsurugaoka Castle and enshrines the Sakai, lords of the Shonai domain. The centre of the castle town.

WHEREYamagata

Shonai · Tsuruoka

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Overview

It stands on the site of Tsurugaoka Castle and enshrines the Sakai, lords of the Shonai domain. The centre of the castle town.

About this place

Shonai Shrine is a shrine in Tsuruoka Park, Tsuruoka, Yamagata. It is one of the shrines built across Japan in the Meiji period to enshrine the ancestors of former domain lords. It enshrines four ancestors of the Sakai family, lords of the Shonai Domain, as its deities. It was founded in 1877 (Meiji 10) on the site of the main keep of Tsurugaoka Castle (Tsuruoka Castle) at the petition of former domain residents. At its founding, three figures were enshrined together: Sakai Tadatsugu (1st), Sakai Ietsugu (2nd) and Sakai Tadakatsu (3rd), who were the founder, forebear and domain progenitor of the Sakai family, lords of the Shonai Domain.

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Founded：1877 Blessings：Good fortune, Victory luck

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