Izumo Taisha-mae

Izumo Taisha-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , . It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway and is the closest train station to the Izumo Taisha Shrine.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Izumo, Shimane prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Izumo Taisha-mae Station

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Izumo Grand Shrine and Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0.
Izumo-taisha, officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in . No record gives the date of establishment. Located in , , it is home to two major festivals. is situated 720 metres north of Izumo Taisha-mae.

Museum
The opened in , , in 2007. The design, by architect Fumihiko Maki, references the locally-important tatara steel; construction was completed in March 2006. is situated 600 metres north of Izumo Taisha-mae.

School
is a school, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Izumo Taisha-mae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taisha and Izumo.

Suburb
was a town located in Hikawa District, , .

is a city in Prefecture with a population of around 150,000 people and a land area of 543.43km². It's located near .

Suburb
was a town located in Hikawa District, , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,843 and a density of 262.49 persons per km2. is situated 8 km south of Izumo Taisha-mae.

Izumo Taisha-mae

Latitude
35.39347° or 35° 23′ 37″ north
Longitude
132.68725° or 132° 41′ 14″ east
Operator
一畑電車
Network
一畑電車大社線
Open location code
8Q7J9MVP+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 335653116
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q11240833
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Javanese—“Izumo Taisha-mae” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: အိဇုမို တအိရှ − မအဲဘူတာ
  • Chinese: 出雲大社前站
  • Chinese: 出雲大社前車站
  • Dutch: station Izumo Taisha-mae
  • French: Izumo Taisha-mae
  • Japanese: 出雲大社前
  • Japanese: 出雲大社前駅
  • Javanese: Setatsiyun Izumo Taisha-mae

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 出雲大社前駅 and 簡易郵便局.

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