Egara-Tenjin
Egara Tenjin Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura. Having been founded according to legend by an unknown priest in 1104, it is one of the few extant religious institutions in the area to predate the advent of Minamoto no Yoritomo, who arrived here in 1181.
Urashimataro, Public domain.- Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Egara Tenjin Shrine”“Egara Tenjinsha Shrine”“Egara-tenjinsha”
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Egara-Tenjin
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Latitude
35.32573° or 35° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
139.56424° or 139° 33′ 51″ east
Open location code
8Q7X8HG7+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Egara-Tenjin” goes by many names.
荏柄天神社Chinese
Egara Tenjinsha-shrijnDutch
ايجارا تينجينشاEgyptian Arabic
Kuil Egara TenjinshaIndonesian
荏柄天神社Japanese
Святилище Эгара ТендзінсяUkrainian
Egara Tenjin Shrine
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