Sakurayama Shrine

Overview

Sakurayama Shrine stands in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, and enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke Omikami as its principal deities. It also enshrines Hayashi Ozono together with patriots of the Higo Kinnoto who were active during the Meiji Restoration and martyrs connected to the Shinpuren, making it a shrine that carries the history of Kumamoto from the late Edo period into the Meiji era.

Highlights

• ●The main hall enshrining Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke Omikami
• ●The shrine building where Hayashi Ozono and the patriots of the Higo Kinnoto are enshrined together
• ●The Shinpuren Museum, which conveys records related to the Shinpuren martyrs
• ●The calm shrine grounds located in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City

History

The shrine venerates Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke Omikami, the same deities enshrined at the Ise Grand Shrine, and alongside them enshrines Hayashi Ozono, who is associated with loyalist thought, as well as the patriots of the Higo Kinnoto who acted in the turbulent years of the Meiji Restoration and the martyrs linked to the Shinpuren. The Shinpuren Museum on the shrine grounds conveys the history connected to these figures today.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Pay respects to Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke Omikami at the main hall
2. 2Learn about the background of Hayashi Ozono and the patriots enshrined here
3. 3Visit the Shinpuren Museum to see related historical materials
4. 4Take a slow walk through the grounds and take in the historical atmosphere

Did you know?

💡 The Shinpuren Museum on the grounds holds materials related to Hayashi Ozono, the patriots of the Higo Kinnoto, and those connected to the Shinpuren, offering a way to learn about the history of thought and action in Kumamoto from the late Edo period through the Meiji era.

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