Taikyu Shrine

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Taikyu Shrine
大邱神社
Religion
Deity天照大神
国魂大神
Year consecrated1916
Location
LocationJapan大日本帝国朝鮮慶尚北道大邱府城西町
Architecture
DemolishedNovember 17, 1945

Taikyu Jinja was Shinto Shrine in Daegu during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

The main deities enshrined here were Amaterasu Omikami and Kunitama Omikami, and Susanoo no Mikoto was also enshrined.

Japan's defeat in World War II led to the shrine's abolition on November 17, 1945.[1]

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  1. 内務省告示第264号 官報第5660号(昭和20年11月22日) 1頁