Yojirō Inari Shrine

Yojirō Inari Shrine is a wayside shrine in Akita Shi, Akita. Yojirō Inari Shrine is situated nearby to Kubota Castle Ruins, as well as near Senshū Park.

Photo: MWE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Wayside shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Akita Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Yojirō Inari-jinja” and “與次郎稲荷神社”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kubota Castle Ruins and Senshū Park.

Kubota Castle Ruins

Castle

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.

Satake Historical Museum opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1990. Located in the grounds of Kubota Castle in Senshū Park, the collection relates to the Satake clan, daimyō of the Akita Domain. Renovated and reopened on October 25 2025. Satake Historical Museum is situated 270 metres southeast of Yojirō Inari Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akita and Hiroomote.

Akita

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.

Hiroomote

Quarter

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River.

Yojirō Inari Shrine

Categories: Shinto shrine, Inari shrine, building, and historic site
Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.72188° or 39° 43′ 19″ north

Longitude

140.12308° or 140° 7′ 23″ east

Open location code

8RF2P4CF+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 462332000

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

Wikidata ID

Q17230682

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Yojirō Inari Shrine” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire de Yojirō Inari”
French: “Sanctuaire de Yojirō Inari”
Indonesian: “Kuil Yojirō Inari”
Japanese: “与次郎稲荷神社”

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