Ayameike Shrine
Ayameike Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara. Ayameike Shrine is situated nearby to the pond Kaerumata-ike, as well as near Museum Yamato Bunkakan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum Yamato Bunkakan and Nakano Museum of Art.
Museum Yamato Bunkakan
Museum
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The Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan is a museum of Asian art in Nara, Nara. The museum was established in 1960 to preserve and display the private collection of Kintetsu Corporation. Museum Yamato Bunkakan is situated 310 metres northwest of Ayameike Shrine.
Nakano Museum of Art
Museum
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Nakano Museum of Art opened in Nara, Japan, in 1984. Located across Kaerumata Pond from the Yamato Bunkakan, the museum's collection of Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa yōga, nihonga, sculptures, and copper-plate engravings, built up by Nakano Kanji, includes works by Asai Chū, Nakamura Tsune, Kishida Ryūsei, Suda Kunitarō, and Yokoyama Taikan. Nakano Museum of Art is situated 330 metres west of Ayameike Shrine.
Gakuemmae
Railway station
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Gakuen-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. Gakuemmae is situated 1 km northwest of Ayameike Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikoma and Seika and Nishikizu District.
Ikoma
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Ikoma is a city in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
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Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 6 km north of Ayameike Shrine.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 8 km north of Ayameike Shrine.
Ayameike Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.69357° or 34° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
135.75929° or 135° 45′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMQV5+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2059302538OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11258505
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Ayameike Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “菖蒲池神社”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Ayameike”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Ayameike”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Ayameike”
- Japanese: “あやめ池神社”
- Japanese: “菖蒲池神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaerumata-ike and 伏見公民館あやめ池分館.
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