Nagoya Tōshō-gū

Nagoya Tōshō-gū (名古屋東照宮) is a Shinto shrine located in central Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Nagoya Tōshō-gū (名古屋東照宮)
Main hall of Nagoya Tōshō-gū
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
LocationNagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates35°10′39.2″N 136°53′57.5″E
Architecture
Date established1619
Glossary of Shinto

History

Depiction of the Tōshō-gū, from the Owari meisho zue, Edo period

Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was built in 1619 (Genna 5), two years after the construction of Nikkō Tōshō-gū. It was located outside Nagoya Castle in the Sannomaru enceinte, next to the Tennosha (today's Nagoya Shrine).

The Nagoya Tōshō-gū Festival was the biggest festival in Nagoya before the Second World War.[1]

The shrine was moved from the Sannomaru enceinte of Nagoya Castle to its present location in the late 19th century.

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References

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