Sakurayama Shrine
Sakurayama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Morioka, Iwate. Sakurayama Shrine is situated nearby to the museum もりおか歴史文化館, as well as near Iwate Park.Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morioka Castle and Iwate Prefecture Public Hall.
Morioka Castle
Castle
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Morioka Castle is situated 200 metres southwest of Sakurayama Shrine.
Iwate Prefecture Public Hall
Theater building
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwate Prefecture Public Hall is a theater building, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Sakurayama Shrine.
‘stone splitting’ cherrytree
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder. It is located in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. ‘stone splitting’ cherrytree is situated 260 metres north of Sakurayama Shrine.
Sakurayama Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Morioka, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.70151° or 39° 42′ 5″ northLongitude
141.15167° or 141° 9′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8RF3P522+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 464456065OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q28691402
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Sakurayama Shrine” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Santuari Sakurayama”
- French: “sanctuaire de Sakurayama”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Sakurayama”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Sakurayama”
- Italian: “Santuario Sakurayama”
- Japanese: “桜山神社”
- Japanese: “櫻山神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include もりおか歴史文化館 and Iwate Park.
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