Tokiwa Jinja

Tokiwa Jinja (常磐神社) is a Shinto shrine adjacent to the gardens of Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Founded in 1874, enshrined are Tokugawa Mitsukuni, second daimyō of the Mito Domain and compiler of Dai Nihonshi, and Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth lord and founder of the nearby Kōdōkan han school.[1][2] In 1882 the shrine joined the ranks of the bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社) or Imperial Shrines.[3][4] The Tokiwa Jinja Reisai or annual festival is held on 12 May.[5] A cannon and a drum have been designated as Cultural Properties by the city.[6]

Tōrō toppled by the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

Tokiwa Jinja
Haiden
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
Location	1-3-1 Tokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	36.3746°N 140.4556°E
Architecture
Date established	1874
Website
komonsan.jp/for_english/tokiwa_jinja_shrine.html
Glossary of Shinto

See also

• Mito Domain
• Tokugawa clan
• Kōdōkan
• Tōshō-gū
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

References

1. "Tokiwa Jinja Shrine". Tokiwa Jinja. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
2. "Tokiwa Shrine". Mito City. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
3. "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Modern shrine ranking system". Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
4. "List of kanpeisha" (PDF). Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
5. "List of Annual Events - May". National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
6. "Mito bunkazai". Mito City. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Tokiwa Jinja - English summary (in English)