Aoba Shrine

Aoba Shrine is the memorial shrine of Date Masamune, located in , , , near the site of the former . 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tōshō-ji Temple and Shifuku-ji Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 230 metres west of Aoba Shrine.

Railway station
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is a junction railway station in in , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Sendai Subway. is situated 610 metres east of Aoba Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kashiwagi and Miyagino.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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Miyagino-ku is the northeastern ward of the city Sendai, in , . 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. is situated 4½ km southeast of Aoba Shrine.

Suburb
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is the northernmost ward of the city of , in , . 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. is situated 5 km north of Aoba Shrine.

Aoba Shrine

Latitude
38.28282° or 38° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
140.86287° or 140° 51′ 46″ east
Open location code
8RC27VM7+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 227110053
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2857954
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Aoba Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “青葉神社”
  • Dutch: “Aoba-shrijn”
  • 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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Highlights include 覚範寺 and Toricho Park.

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