Terukuni shrine

Terukuni jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in in . This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira, whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Terukuni Jinja”, “Terukuni Shrine”, and “てるくにじんじゃ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mt. Shiroyama and Kagoshima City Museum of Art.

Peak
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Mount Shiroyama is a mountain located in Kagoshima, , . The true height is 107m. The original name is Tsuru ga mine The mountain is famous as the site of the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877, at the end of the Satsuma rebellion.

Museum
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opened within the Ninomaru of in , , Japan, in 1985. The collection includes works by local artists Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, and Wada Eisaku, as well as Western painters Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. is situated 290 metres northeast of Terukuni shrine.

Museum
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is situated 180 metres east of Terukuni shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terukunicho and Shiroyamacho.

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is a quarter.

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Terukuni shrine

Latitude
31.59445° or 31° 35′ 40″ north
Longitude
130.55078° or 130° 33′ 3″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 1412930611
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q704219
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Terukuni shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “照国神社”
  • Chinese: “照國神社”
  • Dutch: “Terukuni-shrijn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تريكونى جينجا”
  • French: “Terukuni-jinja”
  • Hindi: “तेरुकुनी मंदिर”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Terukuni”
  • Japanese: “照国神社”
  • Korean: “테루쿠니 신사”
  • Ukrainian: “Святилище Терукуні”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kagoshima Prefectural Shrine Association and 探勝園.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 御休息所浩然亭 and 照国記念館.

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Worth a closer look: Yakushima and Kanoya.

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