Okada-gū

Okada-gū is a Shinto shrine in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Okada-gū is situated nearby to the police station 八幡西警察署黒崎警部交番, as well as near the post office 八幡熊手郵便局.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Okada Shrine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kurosaki Station and Kasuga Shrine (Kitakyushu).

Kurosaki Station

Railway station

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Kurosaki Station is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here. Kurosaki Station is situated 550 metres north of Okada-gū.

Kasuga Shrine (Kitakyushu)

Shinto shrine

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Kasuga Shrine (Kitakyushu) is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 660 metres northeast of Okada-gū.

Nishi-Kurosaki Station

Railway stop

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Nishi-Kurosaki Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū. It is operated by the private transportation company Chikuhō Electric Railroad, and has station number CK02. Nishi-Kurosaki Station is situated 690 metres northwest of Okada-gū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashida and Yahatahigashi-ku.

Higashida

Quarter

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Higashida is a quarter, which is situated 4 km east of Okada-gū.

Yahatahigashi-ku

Suburb

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Yahatahigashi-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the second smallest ward in Kitakyūshū after Tobata ward at only 36.36 square kilometres. Yahatahigashi-ku is situated 4 km east of Okada-gū.

Wakamatsu-ku

Suburb

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Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. Wakamatsu-ku is situated 6 km northeast of Okada-gū.

Okada-gū

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.86184° or 33° 51′ 43″ north

Longitude

130.76736° or 130° 46′ 3″ east

Open location code

8Q5GVQ68+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 796373864

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11473513

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Okada-gū” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire d’Okagagū”
French: “Sanctuaire d’Okagagū”
Indonesian: “Kuil Okagagū”
Japanese: “岡田宮”
Japanese: “岡田神社 (北九州市)”
Ukrainian: “Святилище Окагагу”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 八幡西警察署黒崎警部交番 and 八幡熊手郵便局.

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