Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)

is a Shinto shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo, it is the best known of the 59 branch shrines of the Hikawa-jinja,Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hikawa-jinja" in . which was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Musashi Province. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3. ; retrieved 2011-08-09

History The shrine structures were constructed in 1730 under the patronage of Tokugawa Yoshimune. This became Yoshimune's personal shrine.Rudranath, Jay Navok et al. (2005).

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References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Rei Hino (Hino Rei), (Sailor Mars) Residence in Sailor Moon.

External links (In Japanese) More information about Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)