Yūki Shrine
Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan
Yūki Shrine (結城神社, Yūki jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on May 1, 2 and 3. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.
History
Yūki Munehiro (1266 – 1339) was a vassal of the Kamakura shogunate who had been entrusted with southern Mutsu Province and was castellan of Shirakawa Castle He was dispatched by Hōjō Takatoki to Kyoto in 1331 during the Genkō War, but subsequently defected to the side of Emperor Go-Daigo. He returned as one of Nitta Yoshisada's generals during the 1333 Battle of Kamakura to overthrow the Hōjō. Following the Kenmu Restoration, he served alongside Kusunoki Masashige as an aide to Emperor Go-Daigo and assisted Kitabatake Akiie conquer Mutsu Province. When Ashikaga Takauji rebelled against Emperor Go-Daigo, he led the army which retook Kyoto from the Ashikaga in 1336 and was awarded a sword from the emperor. However, in 1338 Ashikaga Takauji retook Kyoto, and Yūki Munehiro was forced to flee to Yoshino, Nara where Emperor Go-Daigo had established the Southern Court. He subsequently crossed into Ise Province and attempted to take a boat back to Mutsu to rally his forces against the Ashikaga, but was shipwrecked and died. In 1824, Tōdō Takasawa, the daimyō of Tsu Domain erected a small shrine on the site of his grave.
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