Wake Shrine

Wake Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Wake Chō, Wake district, Okayama. Wake Shrine is situated nearby to Wake Museum of History and Folk Materials, as well as near the museum 郷土芸能伝承館・獅子の館.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wake Museum of History and Folk Materials and Yoshinaga Station.

Wake Museum of History and Folk Materials

Museum

Photo: KASEI, CC BY 3.0.

Yoshinaga Station

Railway station

Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yoshinaga Station is a passenger railway station located in the Yoshinaga neighborhood of the city of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Yoshinaga Station is situated 3 km east of Wake Shrine.

Wake Fuji

Peak

Photo: 吉田宅浪, CC BY 3.0.

Wake Fuji is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Wake Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wake and Bizen.

Wake

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Wake is a town in Wake District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that takes place every year on August 15 during the Obon period, and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria park in Japan.

Bizen

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Bizen is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 32,019 in 15,467 households and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is 258.14 square kilometres.

Wake Shrine

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Wake Chō, Wake district, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.82037° or 34° 49′ 13″ north

Longitude

134.17563° or 134° 10′ 32″ east

Open location code

8Q6PR5CG+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 429989853

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11417736

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Wake Shrine” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire de Wake”
French: “Sanctuaire de Wake”
Indonesian: “Kuil Wake”
Japanese: “和気神社”
Japanese: “和氣神社”
Ukrainian: “Святилище Ваке”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 郷土芸能伝承館・獅子の館 and 藤棚.

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