Iwate Gokoku Shrine

Iwate Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Morioka, Iwate. Iwate Gokoku Shrine is situated nearby to the place of worship 戦没者遺骨奉安殿, as well as near the Shinto shrine 梅宮.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Iwate-gokoku-jinja” and “Iwate‑gokoku Shrine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Morioka Hachimangū and Morioka Castle.

Morioka Hachimangū

Shinto shrine

Morioka Hachimangū

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Morioka Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan. The shrine is noted for its annual festival on the second Saturday in June, which is famous for the Chagu Chagu Umakko, a horse parade which was recognized in 1978 as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Morioka Hachimangū is situated 100 metres south of Iwate Gokoku Shrine.

Morioka Castle

Castle

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Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Morioka Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Iwate Gokoku Shrine.

Monaka

Shopping center

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Monaka is a shopping center, which is situated 1 km northwest of Iwate Gokoku Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimizucho and Zaimokucho.

Shimizucho

Neighborhood

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Shimizucho is a neighborhood.

Zaimokucho

Neighborhood

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Zaimokucho is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Iwate Gokoku Shrine.

Nishimirumae

Quarter

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Nishimirumae is a quarter, which is situated 6 km south of Iwate Gokoku Shrine.

Iwate Gokoku Shrine

Categories: gokoku shrine, building, shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Morioka, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.69622° or 39° 41′ 46″ north

Longitude

141.16455° or 141° 9′ 52″ east

Open location code

8RF3M5W7+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shrine

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Iwate Gokoku Shrine” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire d’Iwate Gokoku”
French: “Sanctuaire d’Iwate Gokoku”
Indonesian: “Kuil Gokoku Iwate”
Japanese: “岩手護国神社”
Japanese: “岩手護國神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 梅宮 and 戦没者遺骨奉安殿.

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