Kawahara Shrine
The Kawahara Shrine, or the Benten of Kawana, is a Shinto shrine and Buddhist Benten-dō located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "riverbank", referring to its historic location in an area of farmland near the Yamazaki River.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kaharano Shrine”, “Kawahara Shrine, Nagoya”, “Kuil Kaharano”, “sanctuaire de Kaharano”, “川名弁天”, and “神明”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Showa Police Station and Kawana.
Showa Police Station
Police station
Kawana
Railway stop
There are currently 87 stations on the Nagoya… Kawana is situated 430 metres southeast of Kawahara Shrine.
Hiroji Elementary School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawanayamacho and Mizuhocho.
Kawahara Shrine
- Categories: Shikinai Ronsha, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.15114° or 35° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
136.94455° or 136° 56′ 40″ east
Open location code
8Q7R5W2V+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Kawahara Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “川原神社”
- French: “Kawahara-jinja”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Kawahara”
- Japanese: “川原神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nagoya Kawana Post Office and 昭和警察署.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 弁天前 and 川名本町6丁目駐車場.
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