Nan'yō Shrine
| Nanyo Shrine (南洋神社) | |
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 Nanyo Shrine at Koror – 1940 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Amaterasu |
| Type | Kanpei-taisha |
| Location | |
| Location | Koror, Palau |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1–3 November 1940 |
| Demolished | 1944 |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Nanyo Shrine (南洋神社, Nan'yō-jinja) was a
History
The process which led to the establishment of the shrine began mid-1930s when the regional planning agency (Nan'yō Takushoku) was charged with the Japanization of Micronesia.[2] The chief advocate for the shrine was Domoto Teiichi, who had been the Private Secretary to the Governor of the South Seas Mandate since 1936.[1]
The enshrinement ceremonies took three days, November 1–3, 1940 (
When Allied forces threatened Palau in late 1944, the kami and sacred symbols of the shrine were evacuated to Japan by submarine. The shrine remained untouched by American bombing, but Japan's defeat in World War II ended its administration. The shrine was dismantled for use in rebuilding Koror. Only the stone steps to the upper platform and stone lanterns remain.[5]
In 1983, plans were developed for a reconstruction of the shrine at its former site,[5] and a miniature replica of the original shrine was completed with the funding of private sponsors from Japan in 1993.[6]
See also
- List of Shinto shrines
- Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
Notes
- ^ a b Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyō: the rise and fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885–1945, p. 226.
- ^ Guichard-Anguis, Sylvie et al. (2009). Japanese Tourism and Travel Culture, p. 181.
- ^ Peattie, pp. 225–229.
- ^ Peattie, p. 229.
- ^ a b Peattie, p. 339 n61.
- Asahi Shimbun, September 21, 2009
References
- Guichard-Anguis, Sylvie and Okpyo Moon. (2009). Japanese Tourism and Travel Culture. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-47001-8
- OCLC 16578691
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