Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Japan.Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Itsukushima-jinja Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Munakata Shrine and Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Munakata Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Munakata Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Itsukushima Shrine.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 790 metres north of Itsukushima Shrine.
St. Agnes‘ Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
St. Agnes Cathedral is a Christian church located in Kyoto, Japan, and is the diocesan cathedral of the Diocese of Kyoto, which comprises all the Anglican-Episcopal churches and other facilities in Fukui, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Shiga, and Toyama, and Wakayama Prefectures. St. Agnes‘ Episcopal Church is situated 330 metres northwest of Itsukushima Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Nakagyō-ku.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
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.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Itsukushima Shrine
- Categories: Itsukushima shrine, Munakata shrine, building, shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.01814° or 35° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
135.76205° or 135° 45′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2Q96+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 638445450OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineWikidata ID
Q11410134
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Itsukushima Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “严岛神社”
- Chinese: “嚴島神社”
- French: “Itsukushima-jinja”
- French: “sanctuaire Itsukushima”
- French: “Sanctuaire Itsukushima”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Itsukushima”
- Japanese: “Itsukushima-jinja”
- Japanese: “いつくしまじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “厳島神社”
- Russian: “Ицукусима-Дзиндзя”
- Turkish: “Itsukushima Tapınağı”
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