Shinto shrine
Nogi Jinja
乃木神社（のぎじんじゃ）
Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
A shrine in Ishibayashi, Nasushiobara, enshrining General Nogi Maresuke and his wife, Shizuko. It stands near his villa on the Nasuno plain, where the general spent his time tilling the fields.
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: Nogi Maresuke no Mikoto (associated: Nogi Shizuko no Mikoto)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, when the general and his wife died in Taishō 1, at a ceremony of worship from afar held at the villa, 手塚元氣, chief priest of Ōtawara Jinja, proposed founding a shrine and gained local support. Permission was received in Taishō 4, the main hall and worship hall were completed the following year, Taishō 5, and the spirits were enshrined in April. The annual festival is held on September 13, the anniversary of their death.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
This is the shrine in Ishibayashi, Nasushiobara, separate from the other Nogi Jinja shrines of the same name in various places.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 乃木神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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