Kushida Shrine

Kushida-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in , . Dedicated to Amaterasu and Susanoo, it is said to have been founded in 757. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is centred on the shrine.
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  • Opening hours: 4:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Fukuoka City, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kushida Jinja” and “Kushida-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hakata Machiya Folk Museum and Mangyoji Temple.

Museum
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Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Kushida Shrine.

Railway stop
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is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line in , Fukuoka in . is situated 210 metres southeast of Kushida Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu and Gokusho.

Quarter
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is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, , . It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Kushida Shrine

Latitude
33.59307° or 33° 35′ 35″ north
Longitude
130.4107° or 130° 24′ 39″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GHCV6+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45779975
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
12954118
Wiki­data ID
Q865839
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Kushida Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “櫛田神社”
  • Dutch: “Kushida-jinja”
  • Dutch: “Kushida-schrijn”
  • French: “Kushida-jinja”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Kushida”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Kushida”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kushida”
  • Japanese: “Kushida-jinja”
  • Japanese: “お櫛田さん”
  • Japanese: “くしだじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “櫛田神社”
  • Korean: “구시다 신사”
  • Korean: “쿠시다신사”
  • Romanian: “Кусида-дзиндзя”
  • Russian: “Кусида-дзиндзя”

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