Kotohira shrine

Kotohira-gū is a Shinto shrine in the town of in , Japan. Prior to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji era, its name was Konpira Daigongen.
  • Shinto shrine
  • …lies at an elevation of 234 metres (768 feet)
  • …dates from the 1st century
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Shinto shrines in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Address: 1, 琴平町, 香川県 766-8501
  • Email: hisyo@konpira.or.jp
  • Also known as
    “Kompira-dai-gongen”
    “Kompirasan”
    “Konpira Shrine”
    “Konpira-san”
    “Kotohira-gū”
    “琴平神社”
    “金比羅大権現”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Takahashi Yuichi Museum and Konpira Kabuki.
is situated 270 metres east of Kotohira shrine.
The Konpira Grand Theatre, also known as the… is situated 800 metres east of Kotohira shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manno and Zentsuji.
Mannō is a town located in Nakatado District, , Japan. is situated 3 km east of Kotohira shrine.
Zentsūji is a city located in , Japan.

Kotohira shrine

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Latitude
34.18402° or 34° 11′ 3″ north
Longitude
133.80939° or 133° 48′ 34″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kotohira shrine” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kotohira məbədi”
  • Basque: “Kotohira-gū”
  • Catalan: “Kotohira-gū”
  • Chinese: “金刀比罗宫”
  • Chinese: “金刀比羅宮”
  • Dutch: “Kotohira-gū”
  • French: “Konpira-dai-gongen”
  • French: “Konpira-san”
  • French: “Kotohira-gū”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Kotohira-gū”
  • French: “sanctuaire Kotohira”
  • French: “Sanctuaire Kotohira”
  • German: “Kompira Schrein”
  • German: “Kotohira-gu”
  • German: “Kotohira-gū”
  • German: “Kotohira-Schrein”
  • Hindi: “कोतोहिरा-गू”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kotohira-gū”
  • Japanese: “Kotohiragū”
  • Japanese: “ことひらぐう”
  • Japanese: “こんぴらさん”
  • Japanese: “琴平宮”
  • Japanese: “金刀比羅宮”
  • Japanese: “金毘羅宮”
  • Korean: “고토히라궁”
  • Literary Chinese: “金刀比羅宮”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kotohira-gū”
  • Russian: “Компира-сан”
  • Russian: “Компирасан”
  • Russian: “Котохира-гу”
  • Slovenian: “Kotohira-gu”
  • Spanish: “Kotohira-gu”
  • Spanish: “Kotohira-gū”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Kotohira-gū”
  • Turkish: “Kotohira-gū”

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