Shinto shrine
Shōin Jinja
松陰神社（しょういんじんじゃ）
Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
A shrine in Chintō, Hagi, enshrining Yoshida Shōin as its principal deity. The Shōka Sonjuku, where Shōin taught, remains in its grounds, and his students and others are enshrined in the subsidiary shrine Shōmon Jinja.
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 deity: Yoshida Norikata no Mikoto (Yoshida Shōin)
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, its forerunner was a storehouse-style shrine to Shōin's spirit built by members of the Sugi family, the family he was born into, when the Shōka Sonjuku was repaired in Meiji 23 (1890). In Meiji 40, upon a petition by Itō Hirobumi and others, its founding as a prefectural shrine was permitted, and in Shōwa 30 (1955) the kami was moved to the present main shrine.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
There is also a Shōin Jinja of the same name in Setagaya, Tokyo. This is the Shōin Jinja in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 松陰神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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