Kamosu Shrine

Kamosu Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1583 is a National Treasure. The coeval branch Inari shrine is an Important Cultural Property.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yaegaki Shrine and Iwayaato Kofun.

Yaegaki Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Monado, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Yaegaki Shrine, formerly known as Sakusa Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Yaegaki Shrine is situated 1 km west of Kamosu Shrine.

Iwayaato Kofun

Ruins

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Iwayaato Kofun is a ruins, which is situated 800 metres east of Kamosu Shrine.

Yamashiro hōfun

Archaeological site

Yamashiro hōfun

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

The Yamashiro Hōfun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Yamashiro-cho neighborhood of the city of Matsue, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan. Yamashiro hōfun is situated 1½ km north of Kamosu Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yakumo and Tamayu.

Yakumo

Suburb

Yakumo was a village located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,931 and a density of 123.77 persons per km2.

Tamayu

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

Tamayu was a Japanese town in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture. Tamayu is situated 7 km west of Kamosu Shrine.

Kamosu Shrine

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Categories: place of worship, religious organization, and religion
Location: Matsue, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.42551° or 35° 25′ 32″ north

Longitude

133.08443° or 133° 5′ 4″ east

Open location code

8Q7MC3GM+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kamosu Shrine” goes by many names.

Chinese: “神魂神社”
French: “Kamosu-jinja”
French: “sanctuaire Kamosu”
French: “Sanctuaire Kamosu”
Indonesian: “Kuil Kamosu”
Japanese: “Kamosu-jinja”
Japanese: “かもすじんじゃ”
Japanese: “神魂神社”

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Highlights include Main Shrine and 手水舎.

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