Hokura Shrine

Hokura Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo. Hokura Shrine is situated nearby to the shrine Haiden, as well as near Honden.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Hokura jinja shrine”, “Hokura shrine”, and “Hokura-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Settsu-Motoyama and Okamoto.

Settsu-Motoyama

Railway station

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Settsu-Motoyama Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Settsu-Motoyama is situated 1 km south of Hokura Shrine.

Okamoto

Railway stop

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Okamoto Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. Okamoto is situated 740 metres south of Hokura Shrine.

Egenoyama Iseki

Archaeological site

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The Egenoyama Site is an archaeological site with the traces of a Yayoi period settlement located in the Sanjo neighborhood of the city of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site in 2011. Egenoyama Iseki is situated 1¼ km northeast of Hokura Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nada-ku and Nishinomiya.

Nada-ku

Suburb

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Nada is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095. A leading national university, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo. Nada-ku is situated 4½ km southwest of Hokura Shrine.

Nishinomiya

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Nishinomiya is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218,948 households and a population density of 4,800 persons per km².