Iwaya-jinja Shrine
Iwaya-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Akashi, Hyogo. Iwaya-jinja Shrine is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 稲荷神社, as well as near the park 材木町公園.Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: A candidate shrine for Iwatsuhimeno shrine
- Also known as: “Iwatsuhimeno shrine (Ronsha 3)”, “Iwaya Shrine”, “Iwaya-jinja”, and “岩屋神社 (Iwaya-jinja Shrine)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akashi Port Old Lighthouse and Akashi.
Akashi Port Old Lighthouse
Photo: 流しの, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akashi Port Old Lighthouse is situated 240 metres southeast of Iwaya-jinja Shrine.
Akashi
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akashi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Akashi is situated 730 metres northeast of Iwaya-jinja Shrine.
Akashi Castle
Castle
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akashi Castle is an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kiharu Castle or Kinkō Castle. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1957. Akashi Castle is situated 1 km north of Iwaya-jinja Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku.
Tarumi-ku
Suburb
Photo: T.shima, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarumi is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 26.89 km2, and a population of 219,958. Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka. Tarumi-ku is situated 6 km east of Iwaya-jinja Shrine.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Nishi is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km2, and a population of 248,407. Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city. Nishi-ku is situated 9 km north of Iwaya-jinja Shrine.
Iwaya-jinja Shrine
- Categories: Shikinai Ronsha, Kokuhei-sha, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Akashi, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.64372° or 34° 38′ 37″ northLongitude
134.98813° or 134° 59′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8Q6PJXVQ+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 498674953OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11474394
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Iwaya-jinja Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Iwaya”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Iwaya”
- Japanese: “Iwaya Jinja”
- Japanese: “岩屋神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 稲荷神社 and 材木町公園.
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