Hikawa Shrine

Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama. Hikawa Shrine is situated nearby to the park 藁田島公園, as well as near the playground 中原公園.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Higashi-Omiya and 多聞院.

Higashi-Omiya

Railway station

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Higashi-Ōmiya Station is a passenger railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line located in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Higashi-Omiya is situated 1 km southwest of Hikawa Shrine.

多聞院

Buddhist temple

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多聞院 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 800 metres northeast of Hikawa Shrine.

覚蔵院

Buddhist temple

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覚蔵院 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 710 metres east of Hikawa Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Iwatsuki-ku.

Kita-ku

Suburb

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Kita-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km2. Kita-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Hikawa Shrine.

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 4 km east of Hikawa Shrine.

Nisshincho 2-chome

Neighborhood

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Nisshincho 2-chome is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Hikawa Shrine.

Hikawa Shrine

Type: Shinto shrine
Categories: Hikawa shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.95336° or 35° 57′ 12″ north

Longitude

139.64991° or 139° 38′ 60″ east

Open location code

8Q7XXJ3X+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 835564319

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q115063644

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Hikawa Shrine” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Kuil Hikawa”
Japanese: “丸ヶ崎氷川神社”
Japanese: “氷川神社”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 藁田島公園 and 中原公園.

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