Hikō Shrine
Hikō Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yawata Shi, Kyoto. Hikō Shrine is situated nearby to the church カトリック八幡教会, as well as near the place of worship 筒井.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station and Iwashimizu Hachimangū.
Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station
Railway station
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Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private transportation company, Keihan Electric Railway. Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station is situated 300 metres west of Hikō Shrine.
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Shinto shrine
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Iwashimizu Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines in the Heian period ranked system of Shinto shrines, and along with the Ise Grand Shrine, one of the two royal ancestral shrines for the Imperial family. Iwashimizu Hachimangū is situated 530 metres southwest of Hikō Shrine.
Cable-hachimangu-sanjo Station
Aerial lift
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Cable-hachimangū-sanjō Station is a funicular station located in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the Keihan Electric Railway Cable Line. Prior to October 2019, the station was referred to as Otokoyama-sanjō Station. Cable-hachimangu-sanjo Station is situated 430 metres southwest of Hikō Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumiyama and Fushimi-ku.
Kumiyama
Town
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Kumiyama is a town located in Kuse District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the town has an estimated population of 15,444 in 7353 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. Kumiyama is situated 2½ km east of Hikō Shrine.
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi… Fushimi-ku is situated 8 km northeast of Hikō Shrine.
Uji
Uji is a city in Kyoto prefecture, Japan. Two of Uji's historic monuments, Byōdō-in Buddhist temple and Ujigami Shinto Shrine, have been inscribed as World Heritage sites as part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ".
Hikō Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Yawata Shi, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.88378° or 34° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
135.70315° or 135° 42′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QVPM3+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 489734652OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11665839
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Japanese—“Hikō Shrine” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Hiko məbədi”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Hikō”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Hikō”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Hikō”
- Japanese: “飛行神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include カトリック八幡教会 and 一ノ鳥居.
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