Takeda shrine
The Takeda Shrine ( Japanese 武田 神社 , Takeda-jinja ) is a Shinto shrine in Kofu , Yamanashi Prefecture , Japan , which is dedicated to the deified ( kami ) Takeda Shingen . The main ceremony on the anniversary of his death , April 12th, takes place here every year .
history
After the defeat of the Takeda clan during the Sengoku period , Tsutsujigasaki , the fortified residence of Takeda Shingen, was left to ruin, and the center of Kofu moved south to Kofu Castle , the center of government in the Tokugawa shogunate .
After the Meiji Restoration , in the course of the "nationalization movement" and the introduction of the State Shinto as an alternative to Chinese Buddhism , the Tsutsujigasaki ruins were placed under government protection. Its historical value as part of Japanese history has been identified and it has been declared a "National Historical Monument of Japan". This is in contradiction to the fact that Takeda Shingen herself enthusiastically studied and promoted Rinzai Zen Buddhism.
After a visit to Tennō Meiji in 1880, a local political movement arose for the establishment of a shrine in honor of the loyal followers of Shingen who served in the Boshin War . This movement was able to take advantage of the synergy with the then State Shinto movement to promote projects that had the intention of building shrines for historical Japanese personalities. This should illustrate their heroism and fighting skills and remind of the fallen in the Russo-Japanese War . In 1915, the Taishō Tennō finally commissioned the shrine, which was completed in 1919. The shrine was classified as a prefecture shrine according to the modern ranking system of Shinto shrines, which was valid until the surrender in World War II.
meaning
It is one of the scenes of Shingen-kō Matsuri and is not far from the grave of Takeda Shingen and his wife Princess Sanjō no kata near the Enkoin Temple . The Takeda Shrine is one of the main attractions of the city, there are several events a year and several employees as traditional temple servants who do traditional work for the ceremonies and thus preserve traditions.
Treasures
There is a museum on the shrine grounds that contains numerous artifacts related to Takeda Shingen, including armor, weapons, battle standards, and personal property. There is also a sword from the Kamakura period , which was given to Yamanashi Prefecture by Sanjō Sanetomi to commemorate the visit of Tennō Meiji in 1880. The sword was one of the wedding gifts of the Takeda clan to whom Sanjō married as Princess Sanjō Takeda Shingen. This sword is one of the country's most important cultural goods .
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Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ 12 ″ N , 138 ° 34 ′ 39 ″ E