Hamochi-hongo

Hamochi-hongo is a neighborhood in Sado, Niigata. Hamochi-hongo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hamochi-iioka, as well as near Hamochi-kamiyamada.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watatsu Shrine and Rengebuji.

Watatsu Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Watatsu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Hamochiiioka neighborhood of the city of Sado, Niigata. It is the ichinomiya of former Sado Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the April 23.

Rengebuji

Buddhist temple

Photo: 水乃, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rengebuji is a Buddhist temple of the Chisan-ha sect of Shingon Buddhism located in the Southern side of Sado island. The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai in the 9th century. Rengebuji is situated 3 km southwest of Hamochi-hongo.

Hamochi-hongo

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Hamochi-hongō”, “Hamochihongō”, and “Hamotihongô”
Category: locality
Location: Sado, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.8497° or 37° 50′ 59″ north

Longitude

138.31435° or 138° 18′ 52″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

United Nations Location Code

JP HMC

Open location code

8Q9WR8X7+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8144453578

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

1863254

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In Other Languages

“Hamochi-hongo” goes by many names.

Japanese: “はもちほんごう”
Japanese: “羽茂本郷”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hamochi-iioka and Hamochi-kamiyamada.

Notable Places Nearby

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