Kanaoka Shrine

Kanaoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka. Kanaoka Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 金林寺, as well as near the police station 堺東警察署金田交番.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Kanaoka-jinja”
Address: 北区, 堺市, 大阪府 591-8022

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 堺市立金岡小学校 and Nakamozu Station.

堺市立金岡小学校

School

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堺市立金岡小学校 is a school, which is situated 440 metres west of Kanaoka Shrine.

Nakamozu Station

Railway station

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Nakamozu Station is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The above ground station is an interchange station operated jointly by the private Nankai Electric Railway and the Semboku Rapid Railway, and the underground station is operated by the Osaka Metro. Nakamozu Station is situated 1½ km west of Kanaoka Shrine.

Shinkanaoka Toyokawa General Hospital

Hospital

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Shinkanaoka Toyokawa General Hospital is situated 1 km north of Kanaoka Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Naka.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 10.48 km2 and a population of 85,263. The population density is 8,136 per square kilometer. Higashi-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Kanaoka Shrine.

Naka

Suburb

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Naka-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 17.94 km2 and a population of 121,377. The population density is 6,766 per square kilometer. Naka is situated 4 km southwest of Kanaoka Shrine.

Mihara-ku

Suburb

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Mihara-ku is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 13.24 km2 and a population of 39,230. The population density is 2,960 per km2. Mihara-ku is situated 4½ km southeast of Kanaoka Shrine.

Kanaoka Shrine

Categories: Sumiyoshi shrine, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
Location: Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.55956° or 34° 33′ 34″ north

Longitude

135.51995° or 135° 31′ 12″ east

Open location code

8Q6QHG59+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 733796740

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

Wikidata ID

Q11647027

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kanaoka Shrine” goes by many names.

Chinese: “金岡神社”
French: “sanctuaire de Kanaoka”
French: “Sanctuaire de Kanaoka”
Indonesian: “Kuil Kanaoka”
Japanese: “金岡神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 金岡神社 and 金林寺.

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