Wakasahiko Shrine

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Wakasahiko Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Wakasa Province. The main festivals of the shrine is held annually on October 10 and March 10. the shrine is actually a twin shrine, consisting of the Wakasahiko Shrine, or "upper shrine" and the Wakasahime Shrine, or "lower shrine". It is also sometimes referred to as the Onyu Myōjin ()

Local name: 若狭彦神社 Established: 714 (1310 years ago)Coordinates: 35°27'58"N, 135°46'44"E

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Wakasahiko Shrine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wakasa Kokubun-ji, Mantoku-ji, Obama Castle, Myōtsū-ji.

1.1 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wakasa Kokubun-ji, Obama
29 min walk • Wakasa Kokubun-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Obama, Fukui, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period. Due to this connection, the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1976.
0.4 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Mantoku-ji, Obama
11 min walk • Mantoku-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Kōyasan Shingon sect located in the city of Obama, Fukui, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai.
3.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Obama Castle, Obama
82 min walk • Obama Castle was a seaside-style castle located in what is now the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a junior branch of the Sakai clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Obama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.
1.6 miSE
Temple, Buddhist temple
Myōtsū-ji
43 min walk • Myōtsū-ji is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
3.4 miNW
35°30'5"N • 135°44'17"E
Yu shi guo ruo xiaobama shi wen hua guan, Obama
86 min walk • Museum
2.5 miNW
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Hosshin-ji, Obama
65 min walk • Hosshin-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.