Itsukushima shrine

Itsukushima shrine is a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori. Itsukushima shrine is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kabushima Shrine, as well as near Hachinohe City Marine Science Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kabushima and Kabushima Shrine.

Kabushima

Islet

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Kabushima is a small island located in Hachinohe, Aomori, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Part of the Tanesashi Coast, it was incorporated into the Sanriku Fukkō National Park from May 2013.

Kabushima Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Kabushima Shrine, located in Hachinohe, Aomori, is a Shinto shrine in Japan. It was first built in 1269 on top of the Kabushima island by fishermen to pray for safety and good harvest at sea.

Hachinohe City Marine Science Museum

Museum

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Hachinohe City Marine Science Museum is situated 460 metres east of Itsukushima shrine.

Itsukushima shrine

Type: Shrine
Category: religion
Location: Hachinohe, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.53851° or 40° 32′ 19″ north

Longitude

141.55761° or 141° 33′ 27″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

8RG3GHQ5+C2

GeoNames ID

6695380

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In Other Languages

“Itsukushima shrine” goes by many names.

Japanese: “厳島神社　（八戸市）”

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