Tanabata Shrine, Ogōri

Name: Tanabata Shrine
Address: Ogōri, Japan

#1 among attractions in Ogōri

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Tanabata-jinja, also known as Himekoso-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Ogōri, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Orihime, the Japanese name of the Weaver Girl from the Chinese folk tale The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd. The weaver is celebrated in Tanabata, a Japanese festival. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 33°23'22"N, 130°33'48"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Tosu Stadium, City Art Museum, Bairin-ji, Tosu Premium Outlets.

2.8 miSW
Sport complex, Football, Arenas and stadiums
Tosu Stadium, Tosu
71 min walk • Ekimae Real Estate Stadium is a football stadium in Tosu, Saga, Japan. It serves as a home ground of J1 League club Sagan Tosu. The stadium holds 24,130 people and was built in 1996. It was built in the site of Tosu rail yard and Tosu classification yard in accord with the JR Kyushu's Tosu Station.
5.6 miS
Art museum, Museum
City Art Museum, Kurume
143 min walk • Kurume City Art Museum opened as the successor to the Ishibashi Museum of Art in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 2016.
5.8 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Bairin-ji, Kurume
149 min walk • Bairin-ji is a Rinzai temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Kōnanzan. It is known as a representative training dojo temple of the Myōshin-ji school in Kyushu which faces the clear stream of the Chikugo River.
3.2 miW
33°24'22"N • 130°30'43"E
Tosu Premium Outlets, Tosu
81 min walk • Shopping, Outlet mall, Shopping centre
6.2 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kurume Suitengū, Kurume
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6.3 miSW
Temple
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine, Kurume
161 min walk • Chiriku Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 724. Its main festival is held annually on September 15. It was formerly the ichinomiya of Bizen Province.
4.4 miN
Museum, History museum
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113 min walk • Gorōyama kofun is one of the many painted kofun or burial mounds in northern Kyushu, Japan. Located in Chikushino City in Fukuoka Prefecture, the circular burial mound, with a diameter of thirty-metres, was discovered in 1947. Two years later it was designated an Historic Site.
3.5 miN
History museum, Museum
Kyushu Historical Museum, Ogōri
89 min walk • The Kyushu Historical Museum is a history museum in Ogōri, Fukuoka, Japan. The museum first opened in Dazaifu in 1973, but moved to its present location in 2010. The site of the new museum is twice as large as the original location.
4.4 miNW
Sacred and religious sites
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111 min walk • Araho Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
3.6 miNE
History museum, Museum
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92 min walk • The Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum is a peace museum located in the city of Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan.
5.2 miS
Game and entertainment center, Outdoor activities, Park
Kurume Bird Center, Kurume
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