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Kikuchi Shrine

Kikuchi Shrine (菊池神社, Kikuchi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, in which Kikuchi Taketoki (菊池武時, 1292 – April 27, 1333), Kikuchi Takeshige (菊池武重, 1307?-1338?) and Kikuchi Takemitsu (菊池武光, c. 1319 – 1373) are enshrined. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.
Affiliation:  Shinto
Location:  1257, Waifu, Kikuchi-shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan 861-1331  
Deity:  Kikuchi Taketoki, Kikuchi Takeshige, Kikuchi Takemitsu  
Type:  Bekkaku Kanpeisha,別格官幣社  
Date established:  April 28, 1870  

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