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Shrine In Yamaguchi Prefecture

1.Akama Shrine  ・Shinto
Akama Shrine (赤間神宮, Akama Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the child Emperor Antoku, who died in the Battle of Dan-no-ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the history of Japan because it brought an end to Genpei War in which the Minamoto clan defeated the rival Taira clan, and ended the Taira bid for control of Japan.
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Deity:  Emperor Antoku  
Type:  Imperial Shrine  
Established:  1191  
2.Iminomiya Shrine  ・Shinto
Iminomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chōfu, Japan.[1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[2] It is a Ninomiya, or a second rank shrine in its province after the Ichinomiya. In this case the Ninomiya and Soja shrine of the province are combined together. Ichinomiya and Soja shrines were often combined.[3]
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Deity:  all the deities of its province  
Type:  Sōja shrine  
3.Kameyama Hachimangū  ・
Kameyama Hachimangū (亀山八幡宮, Kameyama Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. The kami enshrined there include Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Chūai. It was established in 859, and has an annual festival on October 15.
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4.Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki)  ・Shinto
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15.[1] Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.[2]
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Deity:  Sumiyoshi sanjin  
Festival:  December 15  
Type:  Sumiyoshi  
5.Shōin shrine  ・Shinto
Shōin Shrine (松陰神社, Shōin Jinja), located in Setagaya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirit of Yoshida Shōin, an activist during the Edo era.
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Deity:  Yoshida Shōin  
Established:  1882  
6.Tamanooya Shrine  ・Shinto
Tamanooya Jinja (玉祖神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ōsaki neighborhood of the city of Hōfu in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Suō Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the Saturday & Sunday nearest September 25.[1]
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Deity:  Tamanooya-no-Mikoto; Ishikori-dome no Mikoto  
Festival:  Saturday & Sunday nearest September 25  
Established:  unknown  
7.Hōfu Tenmangū  ・Shinto
Hōfu Tenman-gū (防府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.[2]
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Deity:  Tenjin  
Type:  Tenman-gū  
Established:  904