Mekari Jinja
Mekari Jinja is a shrine in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Mekari Jinja is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Mekari Shrine, as well as near the building Kanmon Roadway Tunnel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mekari Shrine and Kanmon Bridge.
Mekari Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Hide-sp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mekari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kanmon Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Shinkansen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. Kanmon Bridge is situated 330 metres west of Mekari Jinja.
Kanmon Roadway Tunnel
Building
In Japan, the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel carries National Route 2 under the Kanmon Straits. At the time of its construction, it was the longest undersea highway in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karato and Shimonoseki.
Karato
Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market.
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.
Mekari Jinja
- Type: Shrine
- Category: religion
- Location: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.96091° or 33° 57′ 39″ northLongitude
130.96228° or 130° 57′ 44″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8Q5GXX66+9WGeoNames ID
10315065
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In Other Languages
“Mekari Jinja” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “和布刈神社”
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