Shinto shrine
Sapporo Gokoku Jinja
札幌護国神社（さっぽろごこくじんじゃ）
Chūō Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
A Gokoku shrine in Chūō Ward, Sapporo. It enshrines the spirits of more than 25,000 people, including the war dead from the Seinan War to the Second World War, as well as police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty.
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 kami of the pioneers of Hokkaido, the kami of those who died in various wars, the kami of those who died in public service, and other special kami
History and things to know
According to the shrine's history, it is said to have begun when a shōkonhi (memorial monument for the spirits of the dead) was erected and a Shinto-style memorial rite was performed to console the tondenhei (settler-soldiers) who died in the Seinan War of Meiji 10. In Shōwa 8 a shrine building was built on the present site and it became Sapporo Shōkonsha, and in Shōwa 14 it was renamed Sapporo Gokoku Jinja. The present shrine building was built in Shōwa 45.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Photography within the grounds without permission is prohibited. Taga Jinja, a shrine within the grounds, also stands in the same precincts.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 札幌護国神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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