Hikawa Shrine
Hikawa Shrine is a Buddhist temple in Nakano, Tokyo, Tokyo. Hikawa Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Fukuju-in Temple, as well as near the community center 宮の台児童館.Photo: Tengusabaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: shrine in Honchō, nakano-ku
- Also known as: “Hikawa-jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fukuju-in Temple and Nakano-shimbashi.
Fukuju-in Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tengusabaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fukuju-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Hikawa Shrine.
Nakano-shimbashi
Metro station
Photo: Tokyo-Good, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakano-shimbashi Station is a subway station numbered Mb-05 on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Nakano-shimbashi is situated 250 metres south of Hikawa Shrine.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Public building
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, also referred to as the Tochō for short, is the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the special wards, cities, towns, and villages that constitute the Tokyo Metropolis. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is situated 1½ km east of Hikawa Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Honchō and Yayoichō.
Honchō
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Honchō is a district of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. The current administrative names are Honcho 1-chome to Honcho 6-chome. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 29,587. The postal code for Honchō is 164-0012.
Chuo
Quarter
Hikawa Shrine
- Categories: Shinto shrine, Hikawa shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nakano, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.69425° or 35° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
139.67343° or 139° 40′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XMMVF+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 236799770OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q97310704
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Hikawa Shrine” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Kuil Hikawa”
- Japanese: “本郷氷川神社”
- Japanese: “氷川神社”
- Turkish: “Hikawa-jinja (Nakano)”
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Highlights include 中野新橋 and 宮の台児童館.
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