Kenkun Shrine
Kenkun Shrine (建勲神社,, Kenkun-jinja) also known as Takeisao Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kyoto, Japan. One of the four shrines that protect Kyoto in the four cardinal directions, it protects Kyoto from the north. Oda Nobunaga, a daimyō and key figure in the unification of Japan during the late 16th century, is deified and buried inside.
| Kenkun Shrine | |
|---|---|
The Kaguraden at Kenkun shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Oda Nobunaga |
| Location | |
| Location | Kyōto-fu Kyōto-shi Kita-ku Murasakino Kitafunaoka-machi 49 |
Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°2′19″N 135°44′35″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Emperor Meiji |
| Date established | 1869 |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
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