Sazae Temple

Sazae Temple is a shrine in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima. Sazae Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 稲荷大明神, as well as near uga shindoh.

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Type: Shrine
Description: building in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Aizu Sazae-dō” and “Sazae-dō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include itsukushima jinja and Mt. Iimori.

itsukushima jinja

Shinto shrine

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itsukushima jinja is a Shinto shrine.

Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War.

Takizawa Honjin

Building

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The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. Takizawa Honjin is situated 210 metres northwest of Sazae Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandai and Yugawa.

Bandai

Town

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Bandai is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018, the town had an estimated population of 3,533 in 1195 households, and a population density of 60.3 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 59.77 square kilometres. Bandai is situated 7 km northeast of Sazae Temple.

Yugawa

Village

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Yugawa is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the village had an estimated population of 3,051 in 924 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 16.37 square kilometres. Yugawa is situated 9 km northwest of Sazae Temple.

Sazae Temple

Categories: sazae-dō, building, and religion
Location: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.5045° or 37° 30′ 16″ north

Longitude

139.95393° or 139° 57′ 14″ east

Inception

1796

Levels

Height

0.1 metres (0.33 feet)

Roof shape

pyramidal

Open location code

8Q9XGX33+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 258640103

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shrine

Wikidata ID

Q11535740

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Sazae Temple” goes by many names.

Chinese: “榮螺堂”
French: “Aizu Sazae-dō”
French: “pavillon à double spirale d’Aizu”
French: “Pavillon à double spirale d’Aizu”
French: “Sazae-dō d’Aizu”
Japanese: “Sazae-dō”
Japanese: “さざえどう”
Japanese: “さざえ堂”
Japanese: “会津さざえ堂”
Japanese: “円通三匝堂”
Japanese: “旧正宗寺三匝堂”

Notable Places Nearby

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