Kōshū Shrine

Kōshū Shrine
光州神社
Religion
Deity	Amaterasu Omikami, Kunitama Omikami
Festival	October 15th
Location
Location	Kamokang Town, Gwangju Prefecture, Jeollanam-do, North Korea
Architecture
Completed	1917

Ryutosan Shrine was Shinto Shrine in Gwangju during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

The enshrined deities were Amaterasu Omikami and Kunitama Omikami .

Japan's defeat in World War II led to the shrine's abolition on November 17, 1945.

Chureito Pagoda stands where Gwangju Shrine used to be.

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