Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. It was founded by Empress Jingu when she returned from the Three Kan campaign.Photo: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Photo: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kobe-Sannomiya Station and Sannomiya.
Kobe-Sannomiya Station
Railway station
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Kobe-Sannomiya Station, or simply Sannomiya Station, is a major interchange station located in the Sannomiya area in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main transport hub of Kobe. Kobe-Sannomiya Station is situated 430 metres east of Ikuta Shrine.
Sannomiya
Railway station
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Sannomiya Station is a railway station in Nunobiki-chō, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himeji Station; part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. Sannomiya is situated 420 metres east of Ikuta Shrine.
Center Plaza
Shopping center
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Center Plaza is a shopping center, which is situated 380 metres southeast of Ikuta Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatobachō and Hyogo-ku.
Hyogo-ku
Suburb
Photo: Pastern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. Hyogo-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Ikuta Shrine.
Nagata-ku
Suburb
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagata is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 11.46 km2, and a population of 96,072. This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake. Nagata-ku is situated 5 km southwest of Ikuta Shrine.
Ikuta Shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai and Ainame-sai offerings, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.69477° or 34° 41′ 41″ northLongitude
135.19049° or 135° 11′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QM5VR+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 677780046OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q710086
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Thai—“Ikuta Shrine” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ikuta santutegia”
- Chinese: “生田神社”
- Dutch: “Ikuta Shrine”
- Dutch: “Ikuta-schrijn”
- French: “Ikuta-jinja”
- German: “Ikuta-jinja”
- German: “Ikuta-Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Ikuta”
- Italian: “santuario di Ikuta”
- Italian: “Santuario di Ikuta”
- Italian: “Tempio di Ikuta”
- Japanese: “イクタジンジャ”
- Japanese: “生田神社”
- Korean: “이쿠타 신사”
- Spanish: “Santuario Ikuta”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าอิกุตะ”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าอิกูตะ”
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