Nan’yō Shrine
Nanyo Shrine was a Shinto shrine located on the island of Koror, in Palau. The shrine was the ichinomiya of the government of the South Seas Mandate, a League of Nations mandated territory administered by the Empire of Japan.- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Defunct Shinto shrine in Koror, Palau
- Also known as: “Nan’yō Shinto Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Etpison Museum and Sacred Heart Church.
Etpison Museum
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.Sacred Heart Church
Church
The Sacred Heart Church is the name of a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that is located in the main street of the city of Koror in the island and state of the same name in Palau, a country in Oceania to the west of the Pacific Ocean. Sacred Heart Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Nan’yō Shrine.
Palasia Hotel
Hotel
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ngermid and Koror.
Ngermid
Village
Ngermid is a village in Koror, Palau, bordering Nikko Bay. The nearby Itungelbai river runs from its source in Ngermid through a short, narrow gorge to the sea.
Koror
Koror is the largest city in Palau. Koror was also the capital until 2006, but the hamlet of Melekeok, some 20 km away, now has that honor.
Ngetkib
Village
Ngetkib is a village in Palau, and the capital of the state of Airai. It has a population of 62. Ngetkib is situated 3½ km northeast of Nan’yō Shrine.
Nan’yō Shrine
- Categories: Shinmei shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Koror, Palau, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.33967° or 7° 20′ 23″ north
Longitude
134.49687° or 134° 29′ 49″ east
Open location code
6QVP8FQW+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Nan’yō Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南洋神社”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح نانى”
- French: “Nan’yō-jinja”
- German: “Nan’yō Shrine”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Nan’yō”
- Japanese: “なんようじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “南洋神社”
- Spanish: “Nan’yo jinja”
- Spanish: “Nan’yō jinja”
- Spanish: “Nan’yo-jinja”
- Spanish: “Nan’yō-jinja”
- Spanish: “Nanyo jinja”
- Spanish: “Nanyo-jinja”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nan’yo”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nan’yō”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nan’you”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nanyo”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nanyō”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nanyou”
- “Nan’yō Shrine”
- “南洋神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ngerunguikl and Tibedul.
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