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Heijō Jinja

Name: Heijō Jinja
Address: Pyongyang, North Korea, Pyongyang, North Korea, KP

Heijō Jinja was erected during the Japanese colonial period and served the local Japanese community, promoting Shinto practices in Korea. The site, now lost, was part of the broader strategy to exert cultural influence through religion during Japan’s occupation of Korea.

Notable for

Cultural significance during Japanese colonization in Korea.