Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine
The Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine (京都霊山護国神社, Kyōto Ryōzen Gokoku Jinja) is a Shinto Shrine located in Kyoto, Japan. It honors the heroes of Japan, especially from the period of the Bakumatsu period and the Meiji Restoration, most famously Sakamoto Ryōma and his associate Nakaoka Shintarō, who are buried side by side in the shrine. Within the shrine is a monument in memory of the Bengali jurist Radhabinod Pal.
| Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine (京都霊山護国神社, Kyōto Ryōzen Gokoku Jinja) | |
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Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°00′00″N 135°46′59″E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1868 |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
Left image: Tomb of Sakamoto Ryōma, in Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, Kyoto.
Right image: Tomb of Sakamoto Ryōma (detail).
Right image: Tomb of Sakamoto Ryōma (detail).
The Ryozen Museum of History is next to this shrine.
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