Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine
The Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine in Suehiro-chō, Sakae 3-chōme in the Naka ward of Nagoya is a historic Shinto shrine. The shrine's record tells that it dates back to the reign of Emperor Monmu in Taihō era and was restored during the Engi era.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Naka Ward, Nagoya Japan
- Also known as: “Wakamiya Shrine” and “Wakamiya-hachimansha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nagoya City Art Museum and Seishū-ji Temple.
Nagoya City Art Museum
Museum
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The Nagoya City Art Museum is an art museum in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, located in Shirakawa Park. It opened on 22 April 1988. Designed by Kisho Kurokawa, the museum was planned in the early 1980s, while collection building began in 1983. Nagoya City Art Museum is situated 240 metres west of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine.
Seishū-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Seishū-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres east of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine.
Nagoya City Science Museum
Museum
Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nagoya City Science Museum is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan. The museum houses one of the largest planetariums in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits. Nagoya City Science Museum is situated 380 metres northwest of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sakae 2-chome and Nishiki 3-chome.
Nishiki 3-chome
Neighborhood
Photo: Akahito Yamabe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishiki 3-chome is a neighborhood.
Nagoya Castle
Locality
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Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle is situated 2½ km north of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine.
Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine
- Categories: Hachiman shrine, Shikinai Ronsha, Keidai-Sessha, Kokuhei-sha, Shikinai Subshrine, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.16337° or 35° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
136.90341° or 136° 54′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8Q7R5W73+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 200265078OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11616255
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire de Wakamiya Hachiman”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Wakamiya Hachiman”
- Fulah: “Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Wakamiya Hachiman”
- Japanese: “若宮八幡社”
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