Shinto shrine
Fukui-ken Gokoku Jinja
福井県護国神社（ふくいけんごこくじんじゃ）
Fukui, Fukui Prefecture
A shrine in Ōmiya, Fukui, enshrining the spirits of people from Fukui Prefecture who died in national crises from around the Meiji Restoration through the last great war. In the separate Kōan Reisha shrine, public servants who died on duty and others are also enshrined.
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 spirits of the war dead (in the separate Kōan Reisha shrine: public servants who died on duty, those who died in the war among Manchurian settler groups, and Self-Defense Force members who died on duty)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, following a Ministry of Home Affairs ordinance of Shōwa 14, it was founded in March Shōwa 16 to enshrine Hashimoto Sanai and the war dead connected with the region. After the war it was called 福井御霊宮 for a time, and its present name was restored in Shōwa 26. The shrine buildings, which collapsed in the Fukui earthquake of Shōwa 23, were restored through donations and volunteer work from within the prefecture.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 福井県護国神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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