| Hamada Castle | |
|---|---|
浜田城 | |
| Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan | |
 Stone wall of Sannomaru base | |
  Hamada Castle  Hamada Castle | |
| Coordinates | 34°54′10.47″N 132°4′23.97″E / 34.9029083°N 132.0733250°E |
| Type | Mountaintop-style castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Honda clan |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1620 |
| Built by | Furuta Shigeharu |
| Materials | Stone walls |
| Demolished | 1866 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Furuta Shigeharu |
Hamada Castle (浜田城, Hamada-jō) is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Stone wall of Sannomaru base
Current
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks.[3] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4]
Gokoku Shrine
| Hamada Gokoku Shrine | |
|---|---|
濱田護國神社 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Type | Gokoku shrine (Formerly Shokonsha) |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Hamada Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[5] It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead.[6] Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939.[7] It is located in the ruins of Hamada Castle.[8][6]
See also
- Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
- Hero shrine
- Martial temple and Wen Wu temple
- National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
- Eternal Spring Shrine
- Chinese Cultural Renaissance
- Ancestral shrine
- Gallant Garden
- Gokoku Shrines
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Valhalla (home to the souls of fallen warriors in Scandinavian mythology)
- Walhalla Shrine (a hall of fame in Germany honoring "commendable and honorable Germans")
- Eternal Spring Shrine
- The common end of myriad good deeds
- Greek hero cult
References
- ↑ "浜田城" (in Japanese). 浜田市観光協会 Official. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "浜田城" (in Japanese). 浜田開府400年. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "浜田城跡" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "別表神社とは？御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー". jinja-gosyuin.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- 1 2 https://www.kankou-hamada.org.e.aew.hp.transer.com/guidepost/6214
- ↑ TAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.
- ↑ "Ruins of Hamada Castle". handejapan19.html.xdomain.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
Literature
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- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
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