Saipan Katori Shrine, Garapan

Name: Saipan Katori Shrine
Address: Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands

#1 among attractions in Garapan

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Facts and practical information

The Saipan Katori Shrine is a Shintō shrine in Sugar King Park, Garapan, Saipan. The main festival of the shrine is held annually in October. Ceremonies are conducted by the Japanese Society of Northern Marianas and presided over by priests of the Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a place of prayer for peace and prosperity. It is listed on the Garapan Heritage Trail, a project of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council with financial support by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Office of Insular Affairs, United States Department of the Interior. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 15°12'7"N, 145°43'19"E

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Garapan Northern Mariana Islands

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Day trips

Saipan Katori Shrine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: American Memorial Park, Kristo Rai Church, Sugar King Park, Japanese Hospital.

1.1 miNW
Museum, Memorial
American Memorial Park, Garapan
29 min walk • American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, was created as a memorial honoring the sacrifices made during the Marianas Campaign of World War II.
~710 ftW
Church
Kristo Rai Church, Garapan
4 min walk • The Kristo Rai Church is a Roman Catholic church in the street Kopa Di Oru of the town of Garapan in the Northern Marianas Islands, a dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, part of Oceania.
~420 ftW
Park
Sugar King Park, Garapan
3 min walk • Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
~710 ftW
Tours, Outdoor activities
Japanese Hospital, Garapan
4 min walk • The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
~850 ftW
Museum, History museum
NMI Museum of History and Culture, Garapan
5 min walk • The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the Northern Mariana Islands.
1.1 miN
15°13'5"N • 145°43'12"E
American Memorial Park Visitor Center, Garapan
29 min walk • Museum
1 miNE
Lighthouse
Japanese Lighthouse, Saipan
25 min walk • The Japanese Lighthouse is an abandoned lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The lighthouse is one of the few surviving pre-World War II, civilian structures built by the Japanese.
0.5 miW
Tower
Campaneyan Kristo Rai, Saipan
12 min walk • The Campaneyan Kriso Rai, also known as the Catholic Belltower, is a historic church tower in Garapan, the largest village on Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands.
~1000 ftW
Ship
Waherak Maihar, Garapan
5 min walk • The Waherak Maihar is a historic outrigger canoe on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Built in 1958, it is a well-preserved example of a traditional Caroline Islands ocean-going canoe. It is 26 feet long with a beam of 3 feet.

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Which popular attractions are close to Saipan Katori Shrine?

Nearby attractions include Sugar King Park, Garapan (3 min walk), Japanese Hospital, Garapan (4 min walk), Kristo Rai Church, Garapan (4 min walk), NMI Museum of History and Culture, Garapan (5 min walk).