Chiba Shrine

Chiba Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in , , . Originally a Buddhist temple dedicated to the deity Myōken, the patron of the Chiba clan, it was converted into a Shinto shrine dedicated to Ame-no-Minakanushi during the Meiji period.
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  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chiba Myōken-gū” and “Myōken Hongū”
  • Address: 千葉市中央区院内１－１６－１

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiba City Museum of Art and Matsui Garden Hotel Chiba.

Museum
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is situated 320 metres south of Chiba Shrine.

Hotel
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is situated 240 metres southwest of Chiba Shrine.

Railway station
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is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and Chiba Urban Monorail. is situated 1 km west of Chiba Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fujimi 1-chome and Inage-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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Inage Ward is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in , . As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 156,860 and a population density of 7,380 persons per km2. The total area was 21.25 square kilometres. is situated 3 km northwest of Chiba Shrine.

Suburb
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Wakaba Ward is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in , . As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 151,593 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km2. is situated 4 km northeast of Chiba Shrine.

Chiba Shrine

Latitude
35.61176° or 35° 36′ 42″ north
Longitude
140.12378° or 140° 7′ 26″ east
Open location code
8R72J46F+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24025378
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q11406700
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Chiba Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kongōju-ji”
  • Catalan: “Myōken-ji”
  • Catalan: “Santuario Chiba”
  • Chinese: “千葉神社”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Chiba”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Chiba”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Chiba”
  • Japanese: “千葉妙見宮”
  • Japanese: “千葉神社”
  • Japanese: “妙見本宮”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Chiba”
  • “Chiba Myōken-gū”
  • “Myōken Hongū”

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