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Toyokuni Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kyoto]] dedicated to Toyokuni Daimyôjin, the deification of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. It is the head shrine of a network of Toyokuni shrines throughout the country.

Toyokuni Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kyoto]] dedicated to Toyokuni Daimyôjin, the deification of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. It is the head shrine of a network of Toyokuni shrines throughout the country.

Hideyoshi was deified, by Imperial decree, following his death in [[1598]]. Toyokuni Shrine was established in Kyoto shortly afterwards, just outside Hideyoshi's [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]] temple,<ref>Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 97.</ref> and is said to have been the grandest site in Kyoto at the opening of the 17th century.<ref>Roberts. p142.</ref> The grounds included the first ''tamaya'', a particular type of Shinto altar dedicated to the spirit of a single individual, and a gravemound where, supposedly, hundreds of ears and noses taken off Korean warriors defeated in the [[Korean Invasions]] are buried.<ref>Nam-Lin Hur, "Korean Officials in the Land of the Kami: Diplomacy and the Prestige Economy, 1607-1811," ''Embracing the Other: The Interaction of Korean and Foreign Cultures: Proceedings of the 1st World Congress of Korean Studies'', Songnam: Academy of Korean Studies (2002), 90-91.</ref>

Hideyoshi was deified, by Imperial decree, following his death in [[1598]]. Toyokuni Shrine was established in Kyoto shortly afterwards, just outside Hideyoshi's [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]] temple,<ref>Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 97.</ref> and is said to have been the grandest site in Kyoto at the opening of the 17th century.<ref>Roberts. p142.</ref> The grounds included the first ''tamaya'', a particular type of Shinto altar dedicated to the spirit of a single individual, and a gravemound where, supposedly, hundreds of ears and noses taken off Korean warriors defeated in the [[Korean Invasions]] are buried.<ref>Nam-Lin Hur, "Korean Officials in the Land of the Kami: Diplomacy and the Prestige Economy, 1607-1811," ''Embracing the Other: The Interaction of Korean and Foreign Cultures: Proceedings of the 1st World Congress of Korean Studies'', Songnam: Academy of Korean Studies (2002), 90-91.</ref> [[Korean embassies to Edo]] were regularly shown this "ear mound" (''mimizuka''), in connection with demonstrating to them that the [[Tokugawa clan]] had vanquished and replaced their hated enemy, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

An annual festival, ''Hôkoku jinja matsuri'', was held for many years on the anniversary of Hideyoshi's death. An early 17th century painting by [[Kano Naizen|Kanô Naizen]] depicts the festival, and is famous for its depiction of Japanese in ''[[nanban]]'' (European) fashions.<ref>Ronald Toby ロナルド・トビ, ''"Sakoku" toiu gaikô'' 「鎖国」という外交, Tokyo: Shogakukan (2008), 192.</ref>

An annual festival, ''Hôkoku jinja matsuri'', was held for many years on the anniversary of Hideyoshi's death. An early 17th century painting by [[Kano Naizen|Kanô Naizen]] depicts the festival, and is famous for its depiction of Japanese in ''[[nanban]]'' (European) fashions.<ref>Ronald Toby ロナルド・トビ, ''"Sakoku" toiu gaikô'' 「鎖国」という外交, Tokyo: Shogakukan (2008), 192.</ref>