Kusano Shrine

Kusano Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Namie Machi, Futaba district, Fukushima. Kusano Shrine is situated nearby to the beach 請戸海岸, as well as near the museum Ukedo Elementary School Memorial.

Photo: Bachstelze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Kusano-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum and Shohatsu-jinja.

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum

Museum

Photo: 特急スカイツリートレイン, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Kusano Shrine.

Shohatsu-jinja

Shinto shrine

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Shohatsu-jinja is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Kusano Shrine.

Namie-machi town office

Town hall

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Namie-machi town office is a town hall, which is situated 4 km northwest of Kusano Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiyohashi and Namie.

Kiyohashi

Quarter

Photo: Mizushimasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kiyohashi is a quarter, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kusano Shrine.

Namie is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020 the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. Namie is situated 4 km northwest of Kusano Shrine.

Futaba

Town

Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Futaba is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 24 March 2025, the town had an actual population of 180, although the official registered population was 5,300 in 2,301 households. Futaba is situated 4 km southwest of Kusano Shrine.

Kusano Shrine

Categories: Shikinaisha, Kokuhei-sha, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Namie Machi, Futaba district, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.48034° or 37° 28′ 49″ north

Longitude

141.03929° or 141° 2′ 21″ east

Open location code

8R93F2JQ+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 497842718

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11616108

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

French: “sanctuaire de Kusano”
French: “Sanctuaire de Kusano”
Indonesian: “Kuil Kusano”
Japanese: “芻野神社”
Japanese: “苕野神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 請戸海岸 and Ukedo Elementary School Memorial.

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