Shinmei-gū

Shinmei-gū is a Shinto shrine in Kakegawa Shi, Shizuoka. Shinmei-gū is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Hachiman Shrine, as well as near 多賀神社.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Nitō, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Shimmei Gu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ninomaru Museum of Art and Stained Glass Museum.

Ninomaru Museum of Art

Museum

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Ninomaru Museum of Art is situated 790 metres west of Shinmei-gū.

Stained Glass Museum

Museum

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Stained Glass Museum is situated 780 metres west of Shinmei-gū.

Ryūge-in

Buddhist temple

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Ryūge-in is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 580 metres west of Shinmei-gū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kakegawa and Kikugawa.

Kakegawa is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 10 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 117,925 in 45,519 households. The total area of the city is 265.69 square kilometres.

Kikugawa

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Kikugawa is a city located in the western portion of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 47,714 in 18,775 households, and a population density of 510 persons per km².

Fukuroi

Photo: Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fukuroi is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 88,395 in 34,842 households, and a population density of 820 persons per km2.

Shinmei-gū

Categories: Shinmei shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Kakegawa Shi, Shizuoka, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.77593° or 34° 46′ 33″ north

Longitude

138.02311° or 138° 1′ 23″ east

Open location code

8Q6WQ2GF+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 415178308

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q118146837

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Shinmei-gū” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire de Shinmei-gū”
French: “Sanctuaire de Shinmei-gū”
Indonesian: “Kuil Shinmei-gū”
Japanese: “神明宮”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hachiman Shrine and 多賀神社.

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