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Nishikubo Shrine

Russia

Nishikubo Shrine (, Nishikubo jinja) was a Shinto shrine in Toyohara, Karafuto Prefecture (today Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia). The shrine was established in 1915, and its main annual festival was held on July 2. Kami enshrined here included the soul of Major Nishikubo Toyoichirō , a hero of the Russo-Japanese War, and 18 others. The honden (main hall) was built in shinmeizukuri architectural style.

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