Akitaken Gokoku Shrine

Akitaken Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Akita Shi, Akita. Akitaken Gokoku Shrine is situated nearby to the community center 護国会館, as well as near the forest 竹林.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Akita Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Akita Gokoku Shrine”, “Akitaken-Gokoku Shrine”, and “Akitaken-Gokoku-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akita Castle and Koshiō Shrine.

Akita Castle

Castle

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Akita Castle refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as “Fort Akita”. Akita Castle is situated 150 metres southwest of Akitaken Gokoku Shrine.

Koshiō Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Koshiō Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami of Ōhiko no mikoto and Takemikazuchi no mikoto. Its annual festival takes place on May 8. According to legend, was established in 658. Koshiō Shrine is situated 590 metres southeast of Akitaken Gokoku Shrine.

Akita Prefectual Akita-Chuo High School

School

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Akita Prefectual Akita-Chuo High School is situated 470 metres northwest of Akitaken Gokoku Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akita and Hiroomote.

Akita

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.

Hiroomote

Quarter

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Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River. Hiroomote is situated 6 km southeast of Akitaken Gokoku Shrine.

Akitaken Gokoku Shrine

Categories: gokoku shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.74125° or 39° 44′ 29″ north

Longitude

140.08055° or 140° 4′ 50″ east

Open location code

8RF2P3RJ+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 863472550

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11595542

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Chinese: “秋田縣護國神社”
French: “sanctuaire Gokoku d’Akita”
French: “Sanctuaire Gokoku d’Akita”
Indonesian: “Kuil Gokoku Akita”
Japanese: “秋田県護国神社”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 護国会館 and 竹林.

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