Kibitsu Shrine
Kibitsu Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Kibitsu neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Bitchū Province. The shrine's main festivals are held on the second Sunday in May and October 15th each year.Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
- Also known as: “Bitchū Ichinomiya” and “Kibitsu Jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kibitsu Station and Bizen-Ichinomiya.
Kibitsu Station
Railway stop
Photo: ＳＴＫ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kibitsu Station is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Kibitsu Station is situated 580 metres northwest of Kibitsu Shrine.
Bizen-Ichinomiya
Railway station
Photo: 東京特許許可局, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Bizen-Ichinomiya is situated 1½ km northeast of Kibitsu Shrine.
Kurozumikyō
Place of worship
Kurozumikyō is a Shinto-based Japanese new religion founded in Okayama during the 19th century. In 1814, the religion's founder, Munetada Kurozumi, claimed to have a divine union with Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and chief kami in the Shinto pantheon. Kurozumikyō is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kibitsu Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayashima and Naka-ku.
Hayashima
Town
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hayashima is a town located in Tsukubo District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the town had an estimated population of 12,772 in 5261 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2. Hayashima is situated 8 km south of Kibitsu Shrine.
Naka-ku
Suburb
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Naka-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 51.24 km2 and a population of 138,949. The population density is 2,711 inhabitants per square kilometer. Naka-ku is situated 9 km east of Kibitsu Shrine.
Soja
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sōja is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 69,428 and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 211.90 square kilometres.
Kibitsu Shrine
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Kokuhei-sha, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.67075° or 34° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
133.85061° or 133° 51′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8Q6MMVC2+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 690955403OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q712824
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Kibitsu Shrine” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kibitsu santutegia”
- Chinese: “吉備津神社”
- Chinese: “吉备津神社”
- Dutch: “Kibitsu Jinja”
- Dutch: “Kibitsu-schrijn”
- French: “Kibitsu-jinja”
- German: “Kibitsu-Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Kibitsu”
- Japanese: “きびつじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “備中国一宮”
- Japanese: “吉備津彦神社”
- Japanese: “吉備津神社”
- Korean: “기비쓰 신사”
- Russian: “Кибицу-дзиндзя”
- Vietnamese: “Điện thờ Kibitsu”
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