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Katō Shrine

Katō Shrine (加藤神社, Katō-jinja) is a shrine in Kumamoto Castle, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, in which daimyō or powerful territorial lord Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611) is enshrined. Alongside Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan, who made junshi, are enshrined.
Affiliation:  Shinto
Location:  2-1, Honmaru, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0002  
Deity:  Katō KiyomasaŌki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan  
Type:  Prefectural Shrine  
Date established:  1871, as Nishikiyama Shrine  

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