Hida Tōshō-gū

Coordinates: 36°08′03″N 137°14′37″E / 36.1343°N 137.2436°E / 36.1343; 137.2436
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Hida Tōshō-gū
飛騨東照宮
Hida Tōshō-gū
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityTokugawa Ieyasu
TypeTōshō-gū
Location
Location1004 Nishinoisshikimachi 3-chōme, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 506-0031
Hida Tōshō-gū is located in Japan
Hida Tōshō-gū
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates36°08′03″N 137°14′37″E / 36.1343°N 137.2436°E / 36.1343; 137.2436
Architecture
FounderKanamori Shigeyori
Date established1619
Glossary of Shinto

Hida Tōshō-gū (飛騨東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The Takayama Tōshō-gū was built in 1619 by Kanamori Shigeyori, the daimyō of Takayama Domain. In 1818, a sub-shrine, the Kinryu Jinja (金龍神社) was added to its precincts to honor the spirits of the Kanamori clan. The shrine's annual festival is April 15.

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