Shirahige Shrine
Shirahige Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Takashima in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko Okami. It is the head shrine of the Shirahige Shrines around the country. The shrine's annual festivals are on May 3 and September 5-6.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Email: shirahige@chorus.ocn.ne.jp
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shirahige-jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Takashima Municipal Hospital and 最勝寺.
Takashima Municipal Hospital
Hospital
Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Takashima Municipal Hospital is situated 2 km north of Shirahige Shrine.
最勝寺
Buddhist temple
Photo: イココ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
最勝寺 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shirahige Shrine.
Omi-Takashima
Railway stop
Photo: SONIC BLOOMING, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōmi-Takashima Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Omi-Takashima is situated 2 km north of Shirahige Shrine.
Shirahige Shrine
- Categories: kokushi genzaisha, Shirahige-jinja (worship), place of worship, and religion
- Location: Takashima-shi, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.27458° or 35° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
136.01106° or 136° 0′ 40″ eastInception
1603Open location code
8Q7R72F6+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1443438835OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q705303
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Shirahige Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “白须神社”
- Chinese: “白鬚神社”
- French: “sanctuaire de la barbe blanche”
- French: “sanctuaire Shirahige”
- French: “Sanctuaire Shirahige”
- French: “Shirahige-jinja”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Shirahige”
- Japanese: “Shirahige-jinja”
- Japanese: “しらひげじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “白鬚神社”
- Japanese: “近江の厳島”
- Korean: “시라히게 신사”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Main Shrine and 藍湖白鬚台.
Nearby Places
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