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Shoin Shrine
東京都
Enshrining Yoshida Shoin, executed in 1859 — his disciples including Takasugi Shinsaku founded this shrine in 1882, where a replica Shoka Sonjuku academy and Shoin's grave draw students and Meiji history enthusiasts.
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1882
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3 min walk from Tokyu Setagaya Line Shoin-jinja-mae Station
Wakabayashi 4-35-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
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Shrine
Founded 1882
144 years
Enshrined Deity
吉田松陰
Overview
A shrine dedicated to Yoshida Shoin, the late-Edo thinker who was executed in the Ansei Purge, founded in 1882 (Meiji 15) through the efforts of his disciples including Takasugi Shinsaku. A replica of the Shoka Sonjuku academy stands in the precincts, conveying Shoin\'s spirit of education. His grave is in the adjacent cemetery, and the annual festival on October 27, the anniversary of his death, …
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Origins
Shoin Shrine is dedicated to Yoshida Shoin, a prominent thinker and educator of the late Edo period who was executed at Edo's Kodenmachō prison in 1859 during the Ansei Purge. After his execution, his disciples—including Takasugi Shinsaku and Itō Hirobumi—arranged for his remains to be reinterred at…
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Festivals & Events
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Shoin Jinja Autumn Festival
The autumn festival of Shoin Jinja in Setagaya, which enshrines Yoshida Shoin. Held in October, reverence and gratitude are offered to the late Edo-period loyalist. Young people carrying on the spirit of the Shokasonjuku academy also gather, continuing autumn prayers to the deity of learning and dedication.

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A 29-Year-Old Teacher Who Raised the Leaders of the Meiji Restoration — Yoshida Shoin and Shokasonjuku
At the small Shokasonjuku academy in Hagi, Yoshida Shoin spent barely two years teaching — yet produced Takasugi Shinsaku, Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and other leaders of the Meiji Restoration. Teaching 'unity of knowledge and action,' he became the driving force behind modern Japan before his execution at 29.
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Yoshida Shōin
Teacher of Shōkasonjuku, Pioneer of Anti-Shogunate Thought
Age 52 at founding (posthumous)
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This shrine enshrines Yoshida Shoin, the thinker executed in the Ansei Purge, and his grave lies in the adjacent cemetery, with a grand festival held annually on his death anniversary.
Takasugi Shinsaku
Founder of the Kiheitai Militia
Age 43 at founding (posthumous)
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This shrine, dedicated to Yoshida Shoin, was founded in 1882 through the efforts of his disciples including Takasugi Shinsaku, carrying on their teacher's spirit of education.
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Visiting Information
Hours
Gate hours 7:00-17:00 year-round. Amulets 9:00-17:00. Prayer reception 9:00-15:50.
Admission
Free to visit the shrine grounds.
As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.
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