Awofusuma Shrine
Awofusuma Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Atsuta, Nagoya, Aichi. Awofusuma Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 滝之寺, as well as near 松屋院.Photo: Tomio344456, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Honnon-ji Temple and Hakkengū.
Honnon-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Honnon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Awofusuma Shrine.
Hakkengū
Shinto shrine
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Hakkengū is a Shinto shrine established in 708 located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, in Japan. It is the betsugū of the Atsuta Shrine. The legendary sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, is worshipped as the shintai of the shrine. Hakkengū is situated 220 metres east of Awofusuma Shrine.
Seigan-ji
Buddhist temple
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Seigan-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, in central Japan. It is located on Fushimi-dōri, one of the main avenues of the city. Seigan-ji is situated 260 metres north of Awofusuma Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minato-ku and Mizuho-ku.
Minato-ku
Suburb
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Minato-ku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 143,913 and a population density of 3,153 persons per km2. Minato-ku is situated 2½ km southwest of Awofusuma Shrine.
Mizuho-ku
Suburb
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Mizuho is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 107,622 and a population density of 9,592 persons per km². The total area was 11.22 km². Mizuho-ku is situated 2½ km east of Awofusuma Shrine.
Mizuhocho
Quarter
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Mizuhocho is a quarter, which is situated 3 km northeast of Awofusuma Shrine.
Awofusuma Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Shikinai Subshrine, keigai-sessha, Kokuhei-sha, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Atsuta, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.1245° or 35° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
136.90592° or 136° 54′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8Q7R4WF4+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4809851400OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q135098964
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Awofusuma Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Awofusumano”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Awofusumano”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Awofusumano”
- Japanese: “白衾祠”
- Japanese: “青衾名神”
- Japanese: “青衾神社”
- Japanese: “青衾祠”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 滝之寺 and 松屋院.
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