Kotohira shrine
Kotohira-gū is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture, 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.
Takahashi Yuichi Museum
Museum
Takahashi Yuichi Museum is situated 270 metres east of Kotohira shrine.
Konpira Kabuki
Theater building
The Konpira Grand Theatre, also known as the… Konpira Kabuki is situated 800 metres east of Kotohira shrine.
Kotohira Marine Museum
Museum
Kotohira Marine Museum is situated 1 km east of Kotohira shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manno and Zentsuji.
Manno
Town
Mannō is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Manno is situated 3 km east of Kotohira shrine.
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
8Q6M5RM5+JQ
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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building=temple
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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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