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It enshrines Yoshida Shoin. The Shoka Sonjuku school in its grounds is a component of the World Cultural Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution.
About this place
Shoin Shrine is a shrine in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. It enshrines Yoshida Shoin, a thinker and educator of the late Edo period, and his disciples, including Ito Hirobumi and Yamagata Aritomo, and the students of the Shokasonjuku school. It is revered as a god of learning. It is located in Tsubakihigashi, Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Its former shrine rank was prefectural shrine. Get off at Higashi-Hagi Station on the San'in Main Line (JR West).
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Founded：1907 Designation：Historic Site, World Cultural Heritage Site Blessings：Learning
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