Katori Shrine

Katori Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama. Katori Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Josan-ji Temple, as well as near the Shinto shrine Hisaizu Shrine (Koshigaya).

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Shinto shrine
Also known as: “Katorijinja”
Address: 岩槻区, さいたま市, 埼玉県 339-0017

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Josan-ji Temple and Hisaizu Shrine (Koshigaya).

Josan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Josan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 460 metres southeast of Katori Shrine.

Hisaizu Shrine (Koshigaya)

Shinto shrine

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Hisaizu Shrine (Koshigaya) is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 610 metres south of Katori Shrine.

Katori Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Katori Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km northwest of Katori Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nojima and Iwatsuki-ku.

Nojima

Hamlet

Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nojima is a hamlet.

Iwatsuki-ku

Suburb

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Iwatsuki-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km2. Iwatsuki-ku is situated 5 km northwest of Katori Shrine.

Kasukabe

Photo: Kunitaka NIIDATE, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kasukabe is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the special cities of Japan until their abolition in 2015. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Katori Shrine

Categories: Katori shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.92969° or 35° 55′ 47″ north

Longitude

139.74529° or 139° 44′ 43″ east

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

8Q7XWPHW+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1107921091

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q124482344

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Katori Shrine” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire de Katori”
French: “Sanctuaire de Katori”
Indonesian: “Kuil Katori”
Japanese: “大森香取神社”
Japanese: “香取神社”

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