Shitateruhime Shrine
Shitateruhime Shrine is a shrine in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Shitateruhime Shrine is situated nearby to the railway stop Kushida Shrine Station, as well as near the Buddhist temple Mangyoji Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shrine
- Description: shrine in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Kichijōten-sha”, “Kisshōten-sha”, “Shitateruhime Jinja”, and “Shitateruhime-jinja”
- Postal code: 812-0038
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kushida Shrine Station and Kushida Shrine.
Kushida Shrine Station
Railway stop
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kushida Shrine Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan.
Kushida Shrine
Shinto shrine
Kushida-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Dedicated to Amaterasu and Susanoo, it is said to have been founded in 757. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is centred on the shrine. Kushida Shrine is situated 270 metres northwest of Shitateruhime Shrine.
Mangyoji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mangyoji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 190 metres north of Shitateruhime Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakasu and Gokusho.
Nakasu
Quarter
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakasu is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.
Shitateruhime Shrine
- Categories: Shinto shrine and religion
- Location: Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.59086° or 33° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
130.41189° or 130° 24′ 43″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8Q5GHCR6+8QGeoNames ID
12902617Wikidata ID
Q126126211
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Shitateruhime Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “下照姬神社”
- French: “sanctuaire de Shitateruhime”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Shitateruhime”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Shitateruhime”
- Japanese: “きちじやうてんしや” (historical)
- Japanese: “きちじょうてんしゃ”
- Japanese: “きつしやうてんしや” (historical)
- Japanese: “きっしょうてんしゃ”
- Japanese: “したてるひめじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “下照姫神社”
- Japanese: “吉祥天社”
Localities in the Area
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