Chōsen Shrine
1925–1945 Shinto shrine in Seoul, Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chōsen Shrine (Japanese: 朝鮮神宮, Hepburn: Chōsen Jingū, Korean: 조선신궁; Hanja: 朝鮮神宮) was the most important Shinto shrine during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. It was built in 1925 in Seoul (then called Keijō) and destroyed soon after the end of colonial rule in 1945.
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Chōsen Shrine | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Kunitama Okami Amaterasu Okami |
Location | |
Geographic coordinates | 37°33′13″N 126°58′58″E |
Former location relative to modern Seoul | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 조선신궁 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Joseon Singung |
McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Singung |
Glossary of Shinto |
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The famous architect and architectural historian Itō Chūta, also responsible for Meiji Jingū, contributed to its planning.
The former site of the shrine is now part of Namsan Park.