Okayama Gokoku Shrine

Okayama Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama. Okayama Gokoku Shrine is situated nearby to the pitch Okuichi Park Baseball Field, as well as near the archaeological site 旗振台古墳.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Okayama, Japan
Also known as: “Okayamaken‑Gokoku‑jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Misaoyama and Crow Castle.

Misaoyama

Peak

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Misaoyama is a peak.

Crow Castle

Castle

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Okayama Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The main tower was completed in 1597, destroyed in 1945 and replicated in concrete in 1966. Crow Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Okayama Gokoku Shrine.

Tenmangu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Tenmangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km west of Okayama Gokoku Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami-ku and Higashi-ku.

Minami-ku

Suburb

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Minami-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 127.36 km2 and a population of 165,193. The population density is 1,297 per km2. Minami-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Okayama Gokoku Shrine.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per km2. Higashi-ku is situated 9 km northeast of Okayama Gokoku Shrine.

Okayama Gokoku Shrine

Categories: gokoku shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.65734° or 34° 39′ 26″ north

Longitude

133.95515° or 133° 57′ 19″ east

Open location code

8Q6MMX44+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6354743822

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11472363

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Okayama Gokoku Shrine” goes by many names.

Chinese: “岡山縣護國神社”
French: “sanctuaire Gokoku d’Okayama”
French: “Sanctuaire Gokoku d’Okayama”
Indonesian: “Kuil Gokoku Okayama”
Japanese: “岡山県護国神社”
Japanese: “岡山縣護國神社”
Ukrainian: “Святилище Окаяма Гококу”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 岡山県護国神社 and Okuichi Park Baseball Field.

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