Wikipedia's article on the Chosen Shrine documents its October 1925 enshrinement ceremony, its dedication to Amaterasu and Emperor Meiji, the 1925 order making shrine attendance compulsory for schoolchildren and its 1935 extension to university students and government employees, and the shrine's demolition in October 1945 after Japan's surrender.
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A general reference encyclopedia, tier 3, used here for the shrine's precise October 1925 enshrinement ceremony and its 1945 demolition, corroborating Satoko Hiura's peer reviewed account above. NotesUsed for the October 1925 enshrinement ceremony, the 1935 extension of compulsory attendance, and the shrine's October 1945 demolition.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dsen_Shrine
Source Typereference
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This source names Amaterasu directly: "ceremony, its dedication to Amaterasu and Emperor Meiji, the 1925 order making shrine attendance compulsory for schoolchildren and its 1935 extension to university students and government employees..."
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