Toyokuni Shrine (other)

	Toyokuni Shrine (other) , alternately read Hōkoku Shrine (''Hōkoku-jinja''), refers to a number of Shinto shrines in Japan dedicated to kampaku and ruler of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The two names are different readings of the same ''kanji'' and are used interchangeably for some shrines. Toyokuni Shrine or Hōkoku Shrine may refer to: * Hōkoku Shrine (Osaka) in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Toyokuni Shrine (Kanazawa) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture Toyokuni Shrine (Nagoya) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto) in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Toyokuni Shrine, located on the grounds of Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" ''torii''.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005)"''Itsukushima-jinja''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 407. It is in the cit ... in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture See also * Toyokuni (other) {{Geodis Toyokuni shrines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hōkoku Shrine (Osaka) is a Shinto shrine located in Osaka, Japan. It is one of several Toyokuni shrines built in honor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is part of the Osaka Castle Park. History Hōkoku Shrine was ordered built in the 12th year of Meiji (1879) by the Emperor. Images File:Hokoku-jinja (Osaka, Osaka) Wakanaga jinja.jpg File:Hokoku-jinja (Osaka, Osaka)2.jpg File:Hokoku-jinja (Osaka, Osaka)3.jpg File:Osaka Castle Park 30.JPG File:DCMI (1101).jpg, View of Shinshu Ueda Yukimurazakura that leads to the Hokoku Shrine & Banquet Hall. File:DCMI (1100).jpg, View of Temizuya, bronze statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the 2nd torii gate, seen upon passing through the Shinshu Ueda Ukimurazakura (torii gate), located in front of the Hokoku Shrine. The on the far right is the edge of the Banquet Hall. File:DCMI (1099).jpg, Front View of Hokoku Shrine from the 2nd Torii Gate File:DCMI (1102).jpg, The Shudokan Martial Arts Hall located adjacent to the Hokoku Shrine. See also Toyotomi Hideyoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toyokuni Shrine (Kanazawa) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Utatsu in Higashi-Mikage-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, shrine ranking system, it was listed as a village shrine. Its annual festival day is May 2. The shrine is dedicated to both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshitsune, the founder of Kaga Domain. It is located near two other shrines, Utatsu Shrine (Kanazawa), Utatsu Shrine (a Tenman-gū) and Atago Shrine (Kanazawa), Atago Shrine, and together they are known as the "Mount Utatsu Three Shrines". History Based on the dying wish of Maeda Toshiie, Maeda Toshitsune secretly enshrined a figure of Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the grounds of a Buddhism, Buddhist temple on Mount Utatsu in 1616. It became a village shrine in 1873. In 1887, the shrine was moved to the town of Tono (now Owari-chō in Kanazawa). The shrine was moved to its present location in 1908, when it was also renamed Toyokuni Shrine. {{Shinto shrine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toyokuni Shrine (Nagoya) is a Shinto shrine located in Nakamura-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It was built to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: ..., who hailed from the region. External links Official homepage 1885 establishments in Japan Shinto shrines in Nagoya Toyokuni shrines {{Japan-religious-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto) is a Shinto shrine located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first ''tamaya'' (a Shinto altar for ancestor worship) ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. History This shrine is the official tomb and shrine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who died on September 18, 1598, in Kyoto. Nobles, priests, warriors, and townspeople gathered at the shrine to celebrate the anniversary of Hideyoshi's apotheosis with banquets, musical recitals, and boisterous festivity. The shrine was closed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in June 1615 "to discourage these unseemly displays of loyalty to a man he had eclipsed." The Emperor Meiji, Meiji Emperor directed that the shrine be restored in Keiō 4, the 6th day of the 6th month (April 28, 1868). At that time, the shrine area was expanded slightly by encompassing a small parcel of land which had been part of the adjacent Hōkō-ji (Kyoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" ''torii''.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005)"''Itsukushima-jinja''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 407. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures of Japan, National Treasures. The Itsukushima shrine is one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions. It is most famous for its dramatic gate, or ''torii'' on the outskirts of the shrine, the sacred peaks of Mount Misen, extensive forests, and its ocean view. The shrine complex itself consists of two main buildings: the Honsha shrine and the Sessha Marodo-jinja, as well as 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toyokuni (other) Toyokuni may refer to: * Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints * Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Toyoshige * Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786–1865), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Kunisada * Toyokuni Fukuma (1893–1942), Japanese sumo wrestler * Toyokuni Susumu (born 1937), Japanese sumo wrestler * Toyo Province, or also ''Toyo Kuni'', an old province of Japan, in the areas of Ōita and Fukuoka Prefectures * Toyokuni Shrine (other) , alternately read Hōkoku Shrine (''Hōkoku-jinja''), refers to a number of Shinto shrines in Japan dedicated to kampaku and ruler of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The two names are different readings of the same ''kanji'' and are used interchangeabl ... , several Shinto shrines dedicated to shōgun Toyotomi Hideyoshi {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]