What is Kōshū Shrine?
{{infobox religious building |image=광주신사본전배전제기고신찬소전경.png |name= Kōshū Shrine |native_name =光州神社 | location = Kamokang Town, Gwangju Prefecture, Jeollanam-do, North Korea |deity = [[Amaterasu|Amaterasu Omikami]], [[Kunitama Omikami]] |year_completed =1917 |festival=October 15th }} '''Ryutosan Shrine''' was [[Shinto Shrine]] in [[Gwangju]] during the [[Japanese occupation of Korea]]. The enshrined deities were [[Amaterasu|Amaterasu Omikami]] and [[Kunitama Omikami]] . Japan's defeat in World War II led to the shrine's abolition on November 17, 1945.<ref>内務省告示第264号 官報第5660号（昭和20年11月22日） 1頁</ref> Chureito Pagoda stands where Gwangju Shrine used to be. == Gallery == <gallery> File:광주신사본전배전제기고신찬소전경.png|alt=前景|front File:광주신사_신문과_양익사_내관.png|alt=内観|middle File:광주신사_신전배면.png|alt=背面|back </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koshu Shrine}} [[Category:Kokuhei Shōsha]] [[Category:Pages with unreviewed translations]] [[Category:Shinto shrines in the Japanese colonial empire]] [[Category:Shinmei shrines]]