Does anyone know if it's mentioned anywhere what kind of shrine the Kururugi Shrine is? If not, what kind of shrine would it be? Buddhist or Shinto? Could it be both? I know that many Japanese practice both religions.
The Kururugi Shrine is Shinto. :) Generally "shrine" is used for Shintoism and "temple" is used for Buddhism. But in some of the anime scenes showing the shrine, they show the large torii gate, which is only used at Shinto shrines.
Basically, all shrines are of the Shinto religion. As the person above said, Buddhism uses temples.
In the R2 Drama CD, apparent the shrine was built after sealing some scary terrible demon. (which was like Wakamoto) But...that was a completely crack Drama CD so I wouldn't take it too seriously.
As for the place, in the first episode we see that they could see Mount Fuji in the distance. Mt. Fuji is in the Shizuoka prefecture, so it's probably around that area. It might be Tokyo Prefecture, seeing that in R2, Suzaku told Lelouch to come meet there. It can't be too far from the Tokyo Settlement. Plus, Genbu, who was the prime minister, seemed to come (maybe not always but at times at least) and a Prime Minster during war can't have that much time, so it would have had to been in decent traveling distance of Tokyo.
It's definitely not in Kyoto since in the past flashbacks (When itty trio were walking through the dead people) they were apparently told to move to the Kyoto.
I think there might be more info on the Code Geass Novels, but I don't have them so :< That's all I can offer.
I agree with the other commenters--the Kururugi Shrine is definitely a place of worship for Shintoism. It's more than likely a place of importance, not just for the Japanese, but for Britannians, as well.
When I first watched, I was surprised that, after the assassination of Genbu Kururugi and the subsequent take-over by Britannia, that they left it standing. It would make sense, though, for the Empire to leave the private home of the former Prime Minister (not to mention one of the last remaining shreds of Japanese culture) standing--it gives the impression to the public that they're still willing to let the Japanese be Japanese at heart.
Of course, that's a lie, but it makes for a good impression on the media and Britannian citizens.
With it being one of the probable remaining shrines in Japan, if the remaining Elevens in the ghettos somehow did manage to make it to the shrine without the soldiers interfering, they would probably practice whatever religion they did worship, regardless of the shrine's intentional purpose.
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In the R2 Drama CD, apparent the shrine was built after sealing some scary terrible demon. (which was like Wakamoto) But...that was a completely crack Drama CD so I wouldn't take it too seriously.
As for the place, in the first episode we see that they could see Mount Fuji in the distance. Mt. Fuji is in the Shizuoka prefecture, so it's probably around that area. It might be Tokyo Prefecture, seeing that in R2, Suzaku told Lelouch to come meet there. It can't be too far from the Tokyo Settlement. Plus, Genbu, who was the prime minister, seemed to come (maybe not always but at times at least) and a Prime Minster during war can't have that much time, so it would have had to been in decent traveling distance of Tokyo.
It's definitely not in Kyoto since in the past flashbacks (When itty trio were walking through the dead people) they were apparently told to move to the Kyoto.
I think there might be more info on the Code Geass Novels, but I don't have them so :< That's all I can offer.
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When I first watched, I was surprised that, after the assassination of Genbu Kururugi and the subsequent take-over by Britannia, that they left it standing. It would make sense, though, for the Empire to leave the private home of the former Prime Minister (not to mention one of the last remaining shreds of Japanese culture) standing--it gives the impression to the public that they're still willing to let the Japanese be Japanese at heart.
Of course, that's a lie, but it makes for a good impression on the media and Britannian citizens.
With it being one of the probable remaining shrines in Japan, if the remaining Elevens in the ghettos somehow did manage to make it to the shrine without the soldiers interfering, they would probably practice whatever religion they did worship, regardless of the shrine's intentional purpose.