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Nogi Shrine (Tokyo)

Nogi Shrine (Tokyo) Nogi Shrine (Tokyo) - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

was established on November 1, 1923English language pamphlet collected from Shrine on 2015-02-18 and dedicated to General Nogi Maresuke (63) and his wife Nogi Shizuko (53) after their death on September 13, 1912. The Tokyo Mayor, Baron Yoshio Sakatani, took the initiative to organise the Chūō Nogi Kai (Central Nogi Association) to build a shrine to the couple within their residence. It is located in Tokyo, Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

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