- Tōgō Shrine
The Tōgō Shrine (東郷神社 "Tōgō-jinja") was built in
1940 and dedicated to Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō shortly after his death. It is located inHarajuku ,Tokyo ,Japan .There, Tōgō Heihachirō is celebrated as a shinto kami.
A small museum and a bookshop dedicated to Tōgō Heihachirō are located within the grounds of the shrine.
The shrine is located near the intersection of
Takeshita Street andMeiji Avenue , and is accessible fromHarajuku Station .The physical remains of the admiral are interred at Tama Cemetery in Tokyo.
On the first and fourth Sunday of each month, one of Tokyo's best flea markets can be found at the shrine with upwards of 100 vendors. Rare finds include inexpensive silk kimonos. Vendors start setting up at dawn but may not be finished setting up until mid morning. They start packing up as early as 2pm. If it's raining or hinting of rain, the flea market may be canceled.
Other shrines
As for General
Nogi Maresuke who had several shrines throughout Japan named for him, there are other Tōgō shrines, for example there is one atTsuyazaki, Fukuoka , within earshot of theBattle of Tsushima won by Tōgō.References
* "Togo Heihachiro in images" (図説東郷平八郎、目で見る明治の海軍), Tōgō Shrine and Tōgō Association (東郷神社・東郷会), (Japanese)
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19887 Find-A-Grave shrine description]
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