Umenomiya Taisha
Umenomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Ukyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Umenomiya Grand Shrine” and “Umenomiya Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saihō Temple and Matsuo Bridge.
Saihō Temple
Park
Photo: Ivanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saihō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, and honzon is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Saihō Temple is situated 1½ km southwest of Umenomiya Taisha.
Matsuo Bridge
Bridge
Photo: At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matsuo Bridge is situated 580 metres southwest of Umenomiya Taisha.
Arisugawa
Railway station
Arisugawa Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Arisugawa is situated 1¼ km north of Umenomiya Taisha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 5 km east of Umenomiya Taisha.
Umenomiya Taisha
- Categories: taisha, Shikinaisha, Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.00386° or 35° 0′ 14″ northLongitude
135.69508° or 135° 41′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2M3W+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 566020583OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q276781
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Umenomiya Taisha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅宫大社”
- Chinese: “梅宮大社”
- Esperanto: “Ĉefjaŝiro Umenomija”
- French: “Umenomiya-taisha”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Agung Umenomiya”
- Japanese: “梅宮坐神”
- Japanese: “梅宮大社”
- Japanese: “梅宮社”
- Japanese: “梅宮神社”
- Russian: “Умэномия-тайся”
- “Q276781”
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Highlights include 猿田彦神・宇寿女命 and 手水舎.
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