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*''Established: [[1868]]/int.4 or 5 (June)''
*''Japanese'': 霊山護国神社 ''(ryouzen gokoku jinja)''
''Ryôzen Gokoku jinja'', or Ryôzen Protection of the Nation Shrine, is a [[Shinto shrine]] on Mt. Ryôzen in the eastern hills of [[Kyoto]]. It was established in June [[1868]] by the ''[[Dajokan|Dajôkan]]'' (Grand Council of State) to serve as a sanctuary for the spirits of those who died in battle in service to the nation, especially those who died in the [[Boshin War]].
It quickly came to be overshadowed by [[Yasukuni Shrine]], established the following year in [[Tokyo]].
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==References==
*Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 90.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]