The Tokyo Mayor, Baron Yoshio Sakatani, took the initiative to organise the Chūō Nogi Kai (Central Nogi Association) to build a shrine to the couple within their residence.

The shrine compound includes an example of Western architecture constructed during the Meiji period.

[citation needed] It is famous as the site where General Nogi and his wife chose to kill themselves after the Meiji Emperor's death.

[2] There, Nogi Maresuke (乃木希典, 乃木希典大人之命) is celebrated as a Shinto kami.

[citation needed] There are several Nogi Shrines in Japan including the following locations: 8-11-27 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052