Kenkun Shrine
Kenkun Shrine more properly known as Takeisao Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Kita-Funaoka-cho, Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is located on the middle slope of Mount Funaoka.Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Takeisao Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinkaku-ji and Daitoku-ji.
Kinkaku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Kinkaku-ji is situated 1¼ km west of Kenkun Shrine.
Daitoku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its is Ryūhōzan. The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. Daitoku-ji is situated 540 metres northeast of Kenkun Shrine.
Funaoka Onsen
Bathhouse
Photo: At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Funaoka Onsen is an onsen in Kyoto, Japan. The building is made out of wood and dates to 1923. The authorities registered it as a Tangible Cultural Property. Funaoka Onsen is situated 170 metres south of Kenkun Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyoto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Kyoto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 3 km south of Kenkun Shrine.
Kenkun Shrine
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.03842° or 35° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
135.74397° or 135° 44′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2PQV+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1376738627OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3195151
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Kenkun Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “建勳神社”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح كنكون”
- Esperanto: “Jaŝiro Takeisao”
- French: “Kenkun-jinja”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Kenkun”
- Japanese: “健織田社”
- Japanese: “建勲社”
- Japanese: “建勲神社”
- Japanese: “建勳神社”
- Persian: “معبد کنکون”
- Turkish: “Takeisao Tapınağı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haiden and 義照稲荷神社.
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