Toyokuni Shrine

Toyokuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in , , . It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first tamaya ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hōkoku-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto National Museum and Hōkō-ji.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art. is situated 150 metres south of Toyokuni Shrine.

Buddhist temple
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is a temple in , Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu temple to surpass that of Nara.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1¼ km east of Toyokuni Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Toyokuni Shrine

Latitude
34.99134° or 34° 59′ 29″ north
Longitude
135.77235° or 135° 46′ 21″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QXQRC+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31844031
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11668851
Wiki­data ID
Q709822
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Toyokuni Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “丰国神社”
  • Chinese: “豐國神社”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح تويوكونى”
  • French: “Hōkoku-jinja”
  • French: “Toyokuni-jinja”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Toyokuni”
  • Japanese: “Hōkoku-jinja”
  • Japanese: “Toyokuni-jinja”
  • Japanese: “とよくにじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “豊国神社”
  • Korean: “도요쿠니 신사”
  • Persian: “معبد تویوکونی (کیوتو)”
  • Persian: “معبد تویوکونی”
  • Slovenian: “svetišče Tojokuni”
  • Turkish: “Toyokuni Tapınağı”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Toyokuni”

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