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Terukuni Shrine is a major [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kagoshima]], dedicated to Terukuni daimyôjin, the deified [[Shimazu Nariakira]].

Terukuni Shrine is a major [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kagoshima]], dedicated to Terukuni daimyôjin, the deified [[Shimazu Nariakira]].

The shrine traces its origin to a small enshrinement space for Nariakira created within the [[Tendai]] temple [[Nansen-in]], in [[1862]]; the following year, Nariakira was formally granted deification. Construction on a fuller shrine began that year and was completed the following year ([[1864]]), being called Terukuni Shrine ("Illuminating the Nation" or "Illuminating Nation" Shrine). The shrine was officially designated a prefectural shrine in [[1873]], and in [[1882]] was then designated an Imperial Shrine of Special Status (''bekkaku kanpeisha'').

The shrine traces its origin to a small enshrinement space for Nariakira created within the [[Tendai]] temple [[Nansen-in]], in [[1862]]; the following year, Nariakira was formally granted deification. Construction on a fuller shrine began that year and was completed the following year ([[1864]]), being called Terukuni Shrine ("Illuminating the Nation" or "Illuminating Nation" Shrine). The shrine was officially designated a prefectural shrine in [[1873]], and in [[1882]] was then designated an Imperial Shrine of Special Status (''bekkaku kanpeisha''). [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] established a [[Satsuma Army Cadet School]] on the grounds in [[1874]]; the Kagoshima Gokoku ("Protection of the Country") Shrine also stands on the grounds.

The main worship hall which stands today dates to 1958, having been rebuilt following its destruction in World War II.

The main worship hall which stands today dates to 1958, having been rebuilt following its destruction in World War II.