Kurashiki Gokoku Jinja
📍 Okayama, Kurashiki · 12-1 Honmachi, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
This shrine honors those who gave their lives protecting the nation, offering prayers for their repose and gratitude for their sacrifice. The solemn atmosphere here teaches the true cost of conflict. Prayers for peace rise from these sacred grounds as among the highest of all devotions. The kami of national protection and the spirits of the fallen share the common wish for eternal peace. This is a shrine of remembrance and peace.
Benefits
national protectionfallen soldiers memorialpeace prayer