Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carp castle and Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center.
Carp castle
Museum
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Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. Carp castle is situated 120 metres east of Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine.
Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
Stadium
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. The original arena was built sometime shortly after World War II. The arena was rebuilt for the 1994 Asian Games. Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center is situated 380 metres southwest of Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine.
Jōhoku Station
Railway station
Jōhoku Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 25–80, Nishi-hakushima, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. Jōhoku Station is situated 460 metres north of Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
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Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
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Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku.
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
- Categories: gokoku shrine, Beppyo Shrine, building, shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.40123° or 34° 24′ 4″ northLongitude
132.45866° or 132° 27′ 31″ eastInception
1868Open location code
8Q6JCF25+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 105823446OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineWikidata ID
Q84008
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Hiroshima Gokoku santutegia”
- Chinese: “廣島護國神社”
- French: “Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja”
- French: “sanctuaire Gokoku d’Hiroshima”
- French: “Sanctuaire Gokoku d’Hiroshima”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Gokoku Hiroshima”
- Japanese: “Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja”
- Japanese: “ひろしまごこくじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “広島護国神社”
- Japanese: “広島護國神社”
- Japanese: “廣島護國神社”
- Russian: “Гококу-дзиндзя”
- “Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hiroshima Castle Park and Hiroshimadaihoneiato.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine”. Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.