Shinmei Sha
Shinmei Sha is a shrine in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa. Shinmei Sha is situated nearby to Yokohama Municipal Higashi High School, as well as near the suburb Kōhoku-ku.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kikuna Station and Sōji-ji.
Kikuna Station
Railway station
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Kikuna Station is an interchange commuter railway station located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation and by the East Japan Railway Company. Kikuna Station is situated 2 km west of Shinmei Sha.
Sōji-ji
Buddhist temple
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Sōji-ji is one of two daihonzan of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture. Fodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan". Sōji-ji is situated 1½ km east of Shinmei Sha.
Yokohama Municipal Higashi High School
School
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Yokohama Municipal Higashi High School is situated 680 metres south of Shinmei Sha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kōhoku-ku and Nisshincho.
Kōhoku-ku
Suburb
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Kōhoku-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km2.
Nisshincho
Neighborhood
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Nisshincho is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km northeast of Shinmei Sha.
Kanagawa
Suburb
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Kanagawa-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 230,401 and a density of 9,650 persons per km2. The total area was 23.88 km2. Kanagawa is situated 4½ km southwest of Shinmei Sha.
Shinmei Sha
- Type: Shrine
- Category: religion
- Location: Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.51095° or 35° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
139.65321° or 139° 39′ 12″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8Q7XGM63+97GeoNames ID
10862218
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shinmei Sha” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “神明社”
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