Kikuchi Shrine

What it is

• Shrine dedicated to three generations of the Kikuchi clan.
• One of the Kenmu Restoration Fifteen Shrines.
• Enshrinement ceremony held on April 28, 1870.
• Built on the site of Kikuchi Castle.

What to see

• Main deities: Kikuchi Taketoki, Takemitsu, and Takemasa.
• Twenty-six other Kikuchi clan members are enshrined.
• Kikuchi History Museum on the shrine grounds.
• Museum displays 500 years of Kikuchi clan artifacts.

When to go

• Famous cherry blossom viewing spot.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.