Tokiwa shrine explained

Tokiwa Jinja
Map Type:	Japan
Religious Affiliation:	Shinto
Established:	1874
Location:	1-3-1 Tokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken

is a Shinto shrine adjacent to the gardens of Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Founded in 1874, enshrined are Tokugawa Mitsukuni, second daimyō of the Mito Domain and compiler of Dai Nihonshi, and Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth lord and founder of the nearby Kōdōkan han school.^{[1] [2]} In 1882 the shrine joined the ranks of the or Imperial Shrines.^{[3] [4]} The Tokiwa Jinja Reisai or annual festival is held on 12 May.^[5] A cannon and a drum have been designated as Cultural Properties by the city.^[6]

See also

• Mito Domain
• Tokugawa clan
• Kōdōkan
• Tōshō-gū
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

External links

• • Tokiwa Jinja – English summary

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tokiwa Jinja Shrine . Tokiwa Jinja . 19 May 2011 . 6 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606182014/http://komonsan.jp/for_english/tokiwa_jinja_shrine.html . dead .
2. Web site: Tokiwa Shrine . . 19 May 2011.
3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Shinto – Modern shrine ranking system . . 19 May 2011.
4. Web site: List of kanpeisha . . 19 May 2011.
5. Web site: List of Annual Events – May . . 19 May 2011.
6. Web site: Mito bunkazai . . 19 May 2011.