Akama Shrine
Akama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the child Emperor Antoku, who died in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, which occurred nearby in 1185.
- Shrine
- …lies at an elevation of 37 metres (121 feet)
- Description: Shinto shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Akama Grand Shrine”“Akama Jingū”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nissin Peace Memorial Museum and Dairen Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karato and Moji-ku.
Moji-ku
Suburb
Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Akama Shrine
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Latitude
33.95977° or 33° 57′ 35″ north
Longitude
130.94858° or 130° 56′ 55″ east
Open location code
8Q5GXW5X+WC
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Akama Shrine” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Akama məbədi”
- Basque: “Akama santutegia”
- Chinese: “赤間神宮”
- Chinese: “赤间神宫”
- Dutch: “Akama Shrine”
- French: “Akama-jingū”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Agung Akama”
- Japanese: “あかまじんぐう”
- Japanese: “赤間神宮”
- Japanese: “赤間神社”
- Korean: “아카마 신궁”
- Persian: “معبد آکاما”
- Russian: “Акама-дзингу”
- Slovenian: “džingu Akama”
- Slovenian: “svetišče Akama”
- Turkish: “Akama Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Велике святилище Аками”
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