Kōgen Shrine

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Kōgen Shrine

Kogen-jinja Shrine was a shrine located in Chuncheon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea

The enshrined deities were Amaterasu Omikami, Emperor Meiji, Kunitama Omikami, and Susanoo no Mikoto. Sosawo-son was added to Mt. Gozu in Chuncheon, including Gisangbong Peak, as it was one of the identified places of Soshimori of Silla.

It was associated with imperialism and State Shinto rather than local belief in Shintoism.[1]: 30 

  During that time, the government forced people to visit shrines instead of visiting them voluntarily.[2]: 38 

Because of Japan's loss in World War II, the shrine was abolished on November 17, 1945.[3]

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  1. Nakajima, Michio (2010). "Shinto Deities that Crossed the Sea: Japan's "Overseas Shrines," 1868 to 1945". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 37 (1): 21–46. ISSN 0304-1042. JSTOR 27822898.
  2. Nakajima, Michio (2010). "Shinto Deities that Crossed the Sea: Japan's "Overseas Shrines," 1868 to 1945". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 37 (1): 21–46. ISSN 0304-1042. JSTOR 27822898.
  3. 内務省告示第264号 官報第5660号(昭和20年11月22日) 1頁

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