Tokiwa Jinja

Tokiwa Jinja (常磐神社) is a Shinto shrine adjacent to the gardens of Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Founded in 1874, enshrined are Tokugawa Mitsukuni, second daimyō of the Mito Domain and compiler of Dai Nihonshi, and Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth lord and founder of the nearby Kōdōkan han school.[1][2] In 1882 the shrine joined the ranks of the bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社) or Imperial Shrines.[3][4] The Tokiwa Jinja Reisai or annual festival is held on 12 May.[5] A cannon and a drum have been designated as Cultural Properties by the city.[6]

Tōrō toppled by the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

Tokiwa Jinja
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Location1-3-1 Tokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates36.3746°N 140.4556°E / 36.3746; 140.4556
Architecture
Date established1874
Website
komonsan.jp/for_english/tokiwa_jinja_shrine.html
Glossary of Shinto

See also

References
  1. "Tokiwa Jinja Shrine". Tokiwa Jinja. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "Tokiwa Shrine". Mito City. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Modern shrine ranking system". Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  4. "List of kanpeisha" (PDF). Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. "List of Annual Events - May". National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. "Mito bunkazai". Mito City. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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