Ibaraki Gokoku Shrine
茨城県
Founded 1874 and enshrining about 77,000 heroic spirits from Ibaraki, from Tengu-to loyalists to those who fell in the Pacific War
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1874
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Shrine
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Approx. 15 min by bus from JR Mito Station
1-2-1 Mikawa, Mito, Ibaraki
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Overview
A gokoku shrine enshrining war dead from Ibaraki Prefecture, located in Mikawa near Kairakuen. Founded in 1874, it enshrines approximately 77,000 heroic spirits protecting Ibaraki. War dead from each era including the late Edo Tengu-to loyalists, Satsuma Rebellion, Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, and Pacific War are jointly enshrined. In Mito, the birthplace of the famous Mito Komon Mitsuku…
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Origins
Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine was founded in 1874, during the early Meiji era. Following the Meiji Restoration, the government established shokonsha (spirit-invoking shrines) in each prefecture as part of a national policy to honor the war dead, and this shrine was founded as the shokonsha of Ib…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "護国の英霊"
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