Aoba Shrine
Aoba Shrine is the memorial shrine of Date Masamune, located in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, near the site of the former Aoba Castle. The shrine was built in 1873 by petition of former retainers of the Date clan of former Sendai Domain to enshrine the deified spirit of Date Masamune under the name of Takefuruhiko-no-mikoto.Photo: Breakover, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tōshō-ji Temple and Shifuku-ji Temple.
Tōshō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tōshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Shifuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Woody mu sampei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shifuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 230 metres west of Aoba Shrine.
Kita-Sendai Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kita-Sendai Station is a junction railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Sendai Subway. Kita-Sendai Station is situated 610 metres east of Aoba Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kashiwagi and Miyagino.
Miyagino
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miyagino-ku is the northeastern ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 196,086 and a population density of 3370 persons per km2 in 91322 households. Miyagino is situated 4½ km southeast of Aoba Shrine.
Izumi-ku
Suburb
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Izumi-ku is the northernmost ward of the city of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 215,048 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 90,336 households. Izumi-ku is situated 5 km north of Aoba Shrine.
Aoba Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.28282° or 38° 16′ 58″ northLongitude
140.86287° or 140° 51′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8RC27VM7+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 227110053OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2857954
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Aoba Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “青葉神社”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح اوبا”
- French: “Aoba-jinja”
- French: “Sanctuaire Aoba”
- German: “Aoba-Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Aoba”
- Japanese: “青葉神社”
- Russian: “Храм Аоба”
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