Kagami Shrine
Kagami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara. Kagami Shrine is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Himegamisha Shrine, as well as near Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City.Photo: Degueulasse, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Nanto Kagami Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shin Yakushi-ji Temple and Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City.
Shin Yakushi-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Dddeco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shin-Yakushi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Kegon sect in Nara, Japan. It was founded in 747 by Empress Kōmyō. Initially a large complete Shichidō garan temple, it suffered from fire damage and deteriorated during the Heian period.
Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City
Museum
Photo: Amagase, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City opened in Nara, Japan, in 1992. Located near Shin-Yakushi-ji and designed by Kishō Kurokawa, the Museum was formerly known as the Nara City Museum of Photography.
Himegamisha Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Yuki80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Himegamisha Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is built in 1981 by the people of this neighborhood on the tomb called Hime-zuka that is estimated to be a burial place of Princess Tōchi, an Empress-consort of Emperor Kōbun.
Kagami Shrine
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.67534° or 34° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
135.84594° or 135° 50′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRGW+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 343172034OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11408660
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kagami Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire de Nanto Kagami”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Nanto Kagami”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Nanto Kagami”
- Japanese: “Kagami Jinja”
- Japanese: “かがみじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “南都鏡神社”
- Japanese: “鏡神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Main Hall and The Remains of Shin-Yakushiji Temple.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Main House and 拝殿.
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