Watari Shrine
亘理神社
Watari Shrine honors a local samurai and commemorates Japan's wars, built on a historic stronghold.
What it is
- A village shrine, approved in June 1879.
- Also known as Watari Shokonsha and Odate.
- Dedicated to Takehayachio-no-mikoto.
- Honors Date Shigezane, a local samurai.
What to see
- Loyalty towers for various wars stand on the grounds.
- Monument for the Boshin War, built in 1897.
- Monument for the Russo-Japanese War, built in 1909.
- Loyalty tower for the Greater East Asia War.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
宮城県亘理郡亘理町字旧舘32 Open in Google Maps
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