Sakura Shrine

Overview

Sakura Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Jingo neighborhood of Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. It was founded in 1869 on the site where the residence of the military governor of Mimasaka Province (the Innosho-no-yakata) once stood during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, enshrining Emperor Go-Daigo and his loyal retainer Kojima Takanori. About 100 Somei-yoshino cherry trees are planted within the precincts.

Highlights

• ●A shrine standing on the site of the Innosho-no-yakata, residence of the Mimasaka governor
• ●Enshrining Emperor Go-Daigo and his loyal retainer Kojima Takanori
• ●About 100 Somei-yoshino cherry trees planted in the precincts
• ●Grounds designated a National Historic Site as the Innosho-no-yakata site (legendary place of Kojima Takanori)

History

From the Kamakura through the Muromachi periods, this site held the Innosho-no-yakata, the residence of the military governor of Mimasaka Province. In 1869, the lord of the Tsuyama domain, Matsudaira Yoshitomo (松平慶倫), founded the shrine to enshrine Emperor Go-Daigo and his loyal retainer Kojima Takanori. The entire precinct was designated a National Historic Site in 1922 as the Innosho-no-yakata site (legendary place of Kojima Takanori).

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Enter the precinct, itself a National Historic Site as the Innosho-no-yakata site
2. 2Pay respects at the hall enshrining Emperor Go-Daigo and Kojima Takanori
3. 3Walk the grounds planted with about 100 Somei-yoshino cherry trees
4. 4Reflect on the history tied to the former residence site

Did you know?

💡 The entire precinct was designated a National Historic Site in 1922 as the Innosho-no-yakata site, the legendary place of Kojima Takanori.

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