A prefectural shrine at the foot of Shiroyama enshrining Kagoshima's war dead from the Meiji era through the Pacific War. The spirits of fallen soldiers from the Satsuma Rebellion, Russo-Japanese War, and World War II are honored here, reflecting the full arc of Satsuma's complex modern history. Notably, the shrine consoles the spirits of both the Satsuma rebel forces and the imperial government s…

Kagoshima Prefectural Gokoku Shrine is dedicated to the spirits of those from Kagoshima Prefecture who gave their lives in service to the nation from the Meiji era onward. Its origins are traced to the early Meiji period, when the shrine began enshrining the war dead from successive conflicts includ…