Kenkun Shrine, Shinto shrine in Kita-ku, Japan

Takeisao Shrine, generally called Kenkun Shrine, stands on the summit of Mount Funaoka. Its wooden main hall, built in 1880 and moved to this spot in 1910, has a steep dark gabled roof with metal fittings at the ridge and eaves. A sacred rope with five zigzag paper streamers hangs across the front, a low wooden lattice fence and a row of orange posts stand before it, and stone steps lead up on the right.

The shrine was founded in 1870 to honor a 16th-century military leader who played a crucial role in Japan's unification. This establishment occurred during a period when Japan was modernizing and reinvigorating traditional sacred sites.

The shrine's name is properly read Takeisao, though people commonly call it Kenkun-san. Its festival, the Funaoka Matsuri, is held on October 19, the date Nobunaga entered Kyoto in 1568; boys in samurai armour portray his marching army. Within the grounds are the subordinate Funaoka Myōken Shrine, honouring the local deity of Mount Funaoka, and Yoshiteru Inari Shrine.

The front approach from the Kenkun Shrine bus stop is a steep flight of stone steps. To avoid it, walk about eight minutes from the Funaoka bus stop to the north approach. The shrine stands on the middle slope of Mount Funaoka, and the grounds on the high ground look toward Mount Daimonji and Mount Hiei.

The worship hall holds painted wooden panels of the 36 retainers chosen when the shrine was founded, made by Morimoto Kōchō, a descendant of retainer Ikeda Tsuneoki. Since 2021 these panels have been rotated, with 12 shown each year, so a visitor sees only a third of the set at a time.