Shinto shrine
Bingo Gokoku Jinja
備後護国神社（びんごごこくじんじゃ）
Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture
A shrine on the site of Fukuyama Castle. It enshrines together the go-eirei (spirits of the war dead) of the Bingo region who died for the nation and the kami taken over from Abe Jinja, beginning with Ōhiko no Mikoto.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: the go-eirei of Bingo, Ōhiko no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the official history, a shrine where Abe Masatake, lord of the Fukuyama domain, enshrined the war dead in Meiji 1, and Abe Jinja, where the domain lord Abe Masakiyo enshrined Ōhiko no Mikoto, distant ancestor of the Abe family, and other kami in the Bunka era, were merged in Shōwa 32 and took the present name. The buildings of the predecessor shrines were almost entirely lost in the air raid of Shōwa 20.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The official guidance asks those using the parking lot to contact the shrine by phone in advance.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 備後護国神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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