Imamiya Shrine
Imamiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was originally established for patrons to pray for safety from an epidemic, though it has evolved into a shrine where patrons can pray for general good health.Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinkaku-ji and Sōken-in.
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 southwest of Imamiya Shrine.
Sōken-in
Buddhist temple
Sōken-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1582 as the mortuary temple of Oda Nobunaga. Hideyoshi granted the temple three hundred koku and staged his celebrated Daitoku-ji tea gathering on its grounds in 1585. Sōken-in is situated 280 metres southeast of Imamiya 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 510 metres southeast of Imamiya Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-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.
Kyōto-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. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3 km southeast of Imamiya Shrine.
Sakyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city. Sakyō-ku is situated 3½ km east of Imamiya Shrine.
Imamiya Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.04569° or 35° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
135.7421° or 135° 44′ 32″ eastInception
1001Open location code
8Q7Q2PWR+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1376744520OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q500955
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Turkish—“Imamiya Shrine” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အိမမိယနတ်ကျောင်း”
- Chinese: “今宮神社”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح الاماميه”
- French: “Imamiya-jinja”
- French: “sanctuaire Imamiya”
- French: “Sanctuaire Imamiya”
- German: “Imamiya-Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Imamiya”
- Japanese: “Imamiya-jinja”
- Japanese: “いまみやじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “今宮社”
- Japanese: “今宮神社”
- Turkish: “Imamiya Tapınağı”
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