Kikuchi Shrine

Kikuchi Shrine
菊池神社
Kikuchi Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityKikuchi Taketoki, Kikuchi Takeshige, Kikuchi Takemitsu
TypeBekkaku Kanpeisha,別格官幣社
Location
Location1257, Waifu, Kikuchi-shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan 861-1331
Kikuchi Shrine is located in Japan
Kikuchi Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates32°59′16″N 130°48′58″E / 32.98778°N 130.81611°E / 32.98778; 130.81611
Architecture
FounderEmperor Meiji
Date establishedApril 28, 1870
Website
nobyama.com/kikuchi.html
Glossary of Shinto

Kikuchi Shrine (菊池神社, Kikuchi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, in which Kikuchi Taketoki (菊池武時, 1292 – April 27, 1333), Kikuchi Takeshige (菊池武重, 1307?-1338?) and Kikuchi Takemitsu (菊池武光, c. 1319 – 1373) are enshrined. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.