Fukui Shrine

Fukui Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Fukui, Fukui. Fukui Shrine is situated nearby to Central Park, as well as near the school 福井市順化小学校.

Photo: 流しの, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Fukui-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukui Castle and Fukui City.

Fukui Castle

Castle

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Fukui Castle is a flatland-style castle located in what is now the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a branch of the Matsudaira clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Fukui domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Fukui Castle is situated 130 metres southeast of Fukui Shrine.

Fukui City

Town hall

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Fukui City is a town hall, which is situated 220 metres south of Fukui Shrine.

Fukui Prefectural Office

Town hall

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Fukui Prefectural Office is a town hall, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Fukui Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eiheiji.

Eiheiji

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Eiheiji is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 17,504 in 6,695 households and the population density of 185 persons per km2.

Fukui Shrine

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Fukui, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.066° or 36° 3′ 58″ north

Longitude

136.21963° or 136° 13′ 11″ east

Open location code

8Q8R3689+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196824537

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11591715

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Fukui Shrine” goes by many names.

Chinese: “福井神社”
French: “sanctuaire de Fukui”
French: “Sanctuaire de Fukui”
Indonesian: “Kuil Fukui”
Japanese: “福井神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and 福井市順化小学校.

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