Kantō Shrine

Kantō Shrine (関東神宮, Kantō jingu) was a Shinto shrine in Lüshunkou District, Kwantung Leased Territory (today Lüshunkou, Dalian, Liaoning, China). It was established on June 1, 1938, and closed in 1945 at the end of the Japanese occupation of China. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣社, kanpeisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. The kami enshrined here were Emperor Meiji and Amaterasu.

Commemorative stamp for its creation in 1944

Kantō Shrine
The Kanto shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Emperor Meiji Amaterasu
Location
Municipality	Lüshunkou, Dalian
Country	Kwantung Leased Territory
Geographic coordinates	38°48′55.08050″N 121°13′39.83995″E
Glossary of Shinto

References

1. Imperial Household Agency, "The Chronicles of Emperor Showa, Volume 9," Tokyo Shoseki, September 29, 2016, p. 421. ISBN 978-4-487-74409-1 .
2. "The Chronicles of Emperor Showa No. 9" p.886

See also

• List of Jingū