What is Heijō Shrine?
[[File:Heijo_Shrine.JPG|thumb|Heijō Shrine in Pyongyang before 1945]] '''Heijō Shrine''' (平壌神社, ''Heijō jinja'') was a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Pyongyang]] while [[North Korea|Korea]] was under [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial rule]]. The shrine was named after the Japanese name for Pyongyang. It was built in 1913 and ceased to exist after 1945. The shrine's main festival was celebrated every year on October 2nd. In the [[Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines|Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines]], Heijō Shrine was a national shrine of the third rank, also known as kokuhei shōsha. Today, the location where Heijō Shrine once stood has been turned into a park. A statue of Kim Il-Sung was built where the shrine used to be == Other websites == * [http://www.genbu.net/haizetu/old/pyonyan_title.htm Historical page with photographs] * [http://www.himoji.jp/database/db04/permalink.php?id=91 Overseas shrines database] {{Authority control}} [[Category:Kokuhei Shōsha]] [[Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan]] [[Category:Pages with unreviewed translations]] [[Category:Shinto shrines in the Japanese colonial empire]] [[Category:Shinmei shrines]]