Omokaru Stone
Omokaru Stone is a stone in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Omokaru Stone is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Okusha Shrine Office of Worship, as well as near 10,000 Torii Gates.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fushimi Inari-taisha and Inari Station.
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres and take approximately 2 hours to walk up. Fushimi Inari-taisha is situated 360 metres east of Omokaru Stone.
Inari Station
Railway station
Inari Station is a railway station on the Nara Line in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The station number is JR-D03. It is the closest station to Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine. Inari Station is situated 460 metres west of Omokaru Stone.
Fukakusa-eki
Railway station
Photo: L26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ryūkokudai-mae-fukakusa Station is a railway station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was originally known as Fukakusa Station. The station was renamed in October 2019 to reflect the station's proximity to Ryukoku University. Fukakusa-eki is situated 560 metres southwest of Omokaru Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Kyoto and Central Kyoto.
South Kyoto
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.
Central Kyoto
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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. Minami is situated 3 km northwest of Omokaru Stone.
Omokaru Stone
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: stone, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.9665° or 34° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
135.7757° or 135° 46′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXQ8G+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9664306045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Omokaru Stone” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Omo karu ishi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Omokaru Stone and Okusha Shrine Office of Worship.
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