Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)

Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya) is a Shinto shrine in Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi. Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya) is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Jyoshin-ji Temple (Nagoya), as well as near the park 新屋敷公園.

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Munakata-jinja (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)” and “宗像神社”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jōshin Station and Jyoshin-ji Temple (Nagoya).

Jōshin Station

Railway stop

Photo: LERK, CC BY 3.0.

There are currently 87 stations on the Nagoya Municipal Subway network with the first station being Sakae Station and Fushimi Station on the section on the Higashiyama Line, opened on November 15, 1957. Jōshin Station is situated 180 metres southwest of Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya).

Jyoshin-ji Temple (Nagoya)

Buddhist temple

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jyoshin-ji Temple (Nagoya) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya).

Nagoya City Nishi Library

Library

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Nagoya City Nishi Library is situated 430 metres southwest of Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horibatacho and Nagoya Castle.

Horibatacho

Quarter

Horibata-chō is a historic neighbourhood located in the Nishi ward of Nagoya, central Japan.

Nagoya Castle

Locality

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Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period.

Kita

Suburb

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Kita Ward 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 163,555 and a population density of 9,330 persons per km2. The total area was 17.53 km2.

Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.19289° or 35° 11′ 34″ north

Longitude

136.89243° or 136° 53′ 33″ east

Open location code

8Q7R5VVR+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6353673786

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q98069099

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Munakata Shrine (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire de Munakata (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)”
French: “Sanctuaire de Munakata (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)”
Indonesian: “Kuil Munakata (Nishi-ku, Nagoya)”
Japanese: “宗像神社 (名古屋市西区)”
Ukrainian: “Святилище Мунакати”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 新屋敷公園 and 西生涯学習センター.

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