Shigaken-Gokoku-jinja, Shinto shrine in Japan

Shigaken-Gokoku-jinja is a Shinto shrine in Hikone dedicated to more than 34,000 war dead connected to Shiga Prefecture, from the Boshin War through World War II. Its grounds hold a honden, a haiden, a worship hall called noritosha, side corridors (yokuro), the Shiga Eirei Kenshokan hall, the shrine office, and statues of a father and a mother.

The shrine began in 1869 as a stone monument at a temple for 26 soldiers of the Boshin War and was transformed into a formal shrine in 1875. After World War II it was temporarily renamed, but returned to its original name in 1953.

The shrine honors the fallen from Shiga Prefecture and serves as a place of mourning and reflection for families and visitors. Its simple design with wooden structures and tended paths invites quiet remembrance and connects the memory of war dead with hopes for peace.

The shrine is about a seven-minute walk from Hikone Station and is easy to reach on foot. The grounds have simple paths and are well accessible for visitors seeking a quiet place for reflection.

The shrine grounds hold statues of a father and a mother, listed in the precinct alongside the main hall, worship hall and the Shiga Prefecture Eirei Kenshokan hall. The shrine also forms stop 7 on the Ii family Fuku-Fuku pilgrimage route, between the Umoregi-sha at stop 6 and Choju-in (Obora Benzaiten) at stop 8.