| Daijingu Temple of Hawaii | |
| Religious Affiliation: | Shinto |
| Location: | 61 Puiwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817 |
| Website: | http://www.daijingutemple.org |
The Daijingu Temple of Hawaii is a Shinto Shinmei shrine located in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. It is also known as the Honolulu Grand Shrine (ホノルル大神宮) and is the oldest Shinto shrine on Oahu.[1]
In 1903, Matsue Chiya, an immigrant from Kōchi Prefecture founded the shrine on Aala Lane. Masato Kawasaki was welcomed as head priest in 1907.[2] With the onset of World War II, the shrine's building and property was confiscated by the United States government. The Japanese community survived the war and moved the shrine to a temporary location in 1947. The present location was established November 1, 1958.
Daijingu Temple of Hawaii is the only shrine in American territory with a recorded history of holding worship services for a Japanese war hero before the start of the Pacific War. Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō was worshiped by members of the Imperial Japanese Navy and local Japanese-Americans. This has prompted scholars to consider Shinto in Hawaii as a new American religion rather than a diaspora tradition.[3]
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