Hikawasha

Hikawasha is a Shinto shrine in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama. Hikawasha is situated nearby to the police station 浦和東警察署野田駐在所, as well as near the school さいたま市立野田小学校.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Midori-ku, Japan
Also known as: “上野田氷川社” and “上野田氷川神社”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saitama Stadium 2002 and Shōkō-ji Temple.

Saitama Stadium 2002

Stadium

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saitama Stadium 2002, a.k.a. the Saitama Stadium or simply Saisuta, is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Japan. Currently, J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for home games. Saitama Stadium 2002 is situated 1½ km east of Hikawasha.

Shōkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Shōkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 180 metres north of Hikawasha.

Hachiman‑sha

Shinto shrine

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Hachiman‑sha is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 200 metres east of Hikawasha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nojima and Iwatsuki-ku.

Nojima

Hamlet

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Nojima is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Hikawasha.

Iwatsuki-ku

Suburb

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Iwatsuki-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km2. Iwatsuki-ku is situated 5 km north of Hikawasha.

Minuma-ku

Suburb

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Minuma-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 163,869 and a population density of 5300 persons per km2. Minuma-ku is situated 6 km northwest of Hikawasha.

Hikawasha

Categories: building, shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.90155° or 35° 54′ 6″ north

Longitude

139.70241° or 139° 42′ 9″ east

Open location code

8Q7XWP22+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 768841708

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shrine

Wikidata ID

Q117864180

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Hikawasha” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire d’Hikawasha”
French: “Sanctuaire d’Hikawasha”
Indonesian: “Kuil Hikawasha”
Japanese: “氷川社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 浦和東警察署野田駐在所 and さいたま市立野田小学校.

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