San Marino Shrine

San Marino Shrine (サンマリノ神社) is the first shinto shrine in Europe approved by the Jinja Honcho.[1][2][3]

San Marino Shrine

On June 22, 2014, Europe's first the shrine was opened in Serravalle, San Marino. The San Marino shrine was inaugurated in the presence of 150 personalities including the president of the Association of Shinto Shrines and Yoko Kishi, mother of the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe and daughter of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.[4][5] The shrine was established in commemoration of the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]

References
  1. "SAN MARINO JINJA". San Marino Jinja. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. "SHRINE". San Marino Jinja. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. D, John (2016-08-01). "The curious case of San Marino". Green Shinto. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. San Marino. Sarà inaugurato questa mattina alle 10.30 al podere Lesignano, il San Marino Jinja
  5. "Un tempio shintoista a San Marino. E' il primo ufficiale in Europa". Il resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2014-06-22.
  6. Stefano Carrer (2014-05-25). "Shintoisti a San Marino". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.



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