Dog Shrine
Dog Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi. Dog Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 稲生山 妙本寺, as well as near Katsura Kindergarten.Photo: 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Inu Jinja” and “Inu Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nagoya City University West Medical Center and Shōnai-dōri.
Nagoya City University West Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nagoya City University West Medical Center is a general hospital located in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Japan, which is administered by the City of Nagoya. This hospital was established in May 2011, from the merger of two hospitals, Nagoya City Jouhoku Hospital and Nagoya City Jousai Hospital. Nagoya City University West Medical Center is situated 770 metres southeast of Dog Shrine.
Shōnai-dōri
Railway stop
There are currently 87 stations on the Nagoya Municipal Subway network with the first station being Sakae Station and Fushimi Station on the section on the Higashiyama Line, opened on November 15, 1957. Shōnai-dōri is situated 790 metres southwest of Dog Shrine.
Nagoya Fukutoku Post Office
Post office
Photo: 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagoya Fukutoku Post Office is situated 1 km northeast of Dog Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kita and Horibatacho.
Kita
Suburb
Photo: Gnsin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kita Ward is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 163,555 and a population density of 9,330 persons per km2. The total area was 17.53 km2.
Horibatacho
Quarter
Horibata-chō is a historic neighbourhood located in the Nishi ward of Nagoya, central Japan.
Nagoya Castle
Locality
Photo: Base64, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle is situated 2½ km south of Dog Shrine.
Dog Shrine
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Kokuhei-sha, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.20842° or 35° 12′ 30″ northLongitude
136.89765° or 136° 53′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8Q7R6V5X+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 462679775OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11379315
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Dog Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Inu”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Inu”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Inu”
- Japanese: “Inu Jinja”
- Japanese: “伊奴神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 稲生山 妙本寺 and Katsura Kindergarten.
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