Shōnai Shrine

Overview

Shonai Shrine is a Shinto shrine within Tsuruoka Park in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture. It is one of the shrines established across Japan in the Meiji era to enshrine ancestors of former feudal-domain lord families. It enshrines four ancestors of the Sakai family, lords of the Shonai domain.

Highlights

• ●A shrine situated within Tsuruoka Park
• ●Enshrines four ancestors of the Sakai family, lords of the Shonai domain
• ●A Meiji-era shrine connected to a former domain-lord family
• ●Established in 1877

History

It was established in 1877, during the Meiji era. It is one of the shrines built across Japan in that period to enshrine ancestors of former domain-lord families, enshrining four ancestors of the Sakai family, lords of the Shonai domain.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Walk the approach path within Tsuruoka Park
2. 2Pay a visit to Shonai Shrine
3. 3Learn about the shrine's ties to the Sakai family of the Shonai domain
4. 4Stroll through Tsuruoka Park

Did you know?

💡 Shrines dedicated to the ancestors of former domain-lord families were founded in various parts of Japan during the Meiji era, and Shonai Shrine is counted among them.

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