Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the District of , . Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yasaka-jinja”, “祇園感神院”, “祇園社”, and “祇園神社”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Noh Stage and Main Shrine.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine.

Park
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is a park in , . It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 2½ km west of Yasaka Shrine.

Yasaka Shrine

Latitude
35.00349° or 35° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
135.77839° or 135° 46′ 42″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q3H+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 328903218
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
6695370
Wiki­data ID
Q692714
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Yasaka Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ယဆကနတ်ကွန်း”
  • Burmese: “ယဆခနတ်ကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Santuari de Yasaka”
  • Catalan: “Yasaka Jinja”
  • Central Bikol: “Yasaka Shrine”
  • Chinese: “八坂神社”
  • Dutch: “Yasaka Shrine”
  • Dutch: “Yasaka-schrijn”
  • French: “Gion Kanshin-in”
  • French: “Gion-jinja”
  • French: “Gion-sha”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Gion”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Yasaka-jinja”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Yasaka”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Yasaka”
  • French: “Yasaka-jinja”
  • German: “Yasaka-Schrein”
  • Greek: “Ιερό Γιασάκα”
  • Hungarian: “Jaszaka-szentély”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Yasaka”
  • Italian: “santuario di Yasaka”
  • Italian: “Santuario di Yasaka”
  • Japanese: “Yasaka-jinja”
  • Japanese: “やさかじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “八坂神社”
  • Korean: “아사카 신사”
  • Korean: “야사카 신사”
  • Persian: “معبد یاساکا”
  • Polish: “Yasaka-jinja”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário Yasaka”
  • Russian: “Храм Ясака”
  • Russian: “Ясака дзиндзя”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Yasaka”
  • Thai: “Yasaka Shire”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้ายาซากะ”
  • Turkish: “Yasaka Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Ясака”

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