page_title: Kashima Shrine
section_title: 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake
hierarchical_section_title: Kashima Shrine / 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake
caption_attribution_description: English: The great gate at Kashima shrine 日本語: 鹿島神宮の大鳥居
context_page_description: Kashima Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto Kami Takemikazuchi-no-Ōkami, one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dojo of kenjutsu and kendo sometimes display a Kakejiku hanging scroll emblazoned with Takemikazuchi-no-Ōkami. The shrine is located in Kashima, Ibaraki and is the home of Kashima Shintō-ryū. During the New Year period, from the first to the third of January, Kashima Shrine is visited by over 600,000 people from all over Japan. It is the second most visited shrine in Ibaraki prefecture for new year pilgrims.
  Tsukahara Bokuden, one of the most distinguished swordmasters in Japanese history, was a frequent visitor to the shrine and the son of one of its four retainers. The Kashima Shintō-ryū school of martial art was developed by him and is said to be derived from a combination of his own experiences as a shugyōsha during Musha shugyō and the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū. Tsukuhara learned Katori Shintō-ryū from his adopted father at Katori Shrine which has a strong connection to Kashima Shrine and dedicated to a similar patron deity.
context_section_description: In the 2011 Tōhoku Disaster (東北地方太平洋沖地震 Tōhoku-chihō Taiheiyō Oki Jishin) on March 11, the large Shrine Torii (鳥居) gate was completely destroyed after it collapsed from the shock. Many of the shrine's large stone lanterns also fell over during the tremors and the water level of the pond at the back of the shrine also decreased. None of the treasures or Important Cultural Properties were damaged.
  In January 2012 construction of a new Torii (鳥居) gate began using Japanese Sugi (杉) Cedars from the grounds of the shrine. The work was scheduled to be completed in 2014.
caption: The Torii Gate in 2008 before the disaster.
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