Ujigami Shrine
Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine.Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ujikami Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiriharasui and Byōdō-in.
Byōdō-in
Buddhist temple
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects. Byōdō-in is situated 460 metres southwest of Ujigami Shrine.
The Tale of Genji Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Tale of Genji Museum is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel The Tale of Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. The Tale of Genji Museum is situated 260 metres northwest of Ujigami Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fushimi-ku and Kumiyama.
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Maechan0360, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi… Fushimi-ku is situated 7 km northwest of Ujigami Shrine.
Kumiyama
Town
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kumiyama is a town located in Kuse District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the town has an estimated population of 15,444 in 7353 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. Kumiyama is situated 7 km west of Ujigami Shrine.
Ujitawara-cho
Town
Photo: officeshema, CC BY 3.0.
Ujitawara is a town located in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. Ujitawara-cho is situated 8 km southeast of Ujigami Shrine.
Ujigami Shrine
- Categories: Shikinai Ronsha, Shrine receiving Hoe and Quiver, heritage site, historic site, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Uji, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.89204° or 34° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
135.8115° or 135° 48′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QVRR6+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 332816179OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q583589
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Ujigami Shrine” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ուձիգամի”
- Basque: “Ujigami santutegia”
- Burmese: “အုဂျိဂမိနတ်ကျောင်း”
- Catalan: “santuari Ujigami”
- Catalan: “Ujigami-jinja”
- Chinese: “宇治上神社”
- Czech: “Svatyně Udžigami”
- Dutch: “Ujigami Shrine”
- Dutch: “Ujigami-schrijn”
- Finnish: “Ujigami-jinja”
- French: “Ujigami-jinja”
- German: “Ujigami-Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Ujigami”
- Japanese: “うじがみじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “宇治上神社”
- Korean: “우지가미 신사”
- Latin: “Templum Ujigami”
- Persian: “معبد اوجیگامی”
- Polish: “Ujigami-jinja”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Ujigami”
- Romanian: “Ujigami”
- Russian: “Удзигами-дзиндзя”
- Russian: “Удзигами”
- Spanish: “Santuario Ujigami”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าอูจิกามิ”
- Turkish: “Ujigami Tapınağı”
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Highlights include 春日神社 and 本殿.
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