Kashima Jingū

Shinto shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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Kashima Jingū
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Kashima Jingū

Summary

Kashima Jingū is a jingū[1]. It draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (jing category, ranking #5 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kashima Jingū's religion is recorded as Shinto[3].
  • Kashima Jingū is located in Kyūchū[4].
  • Kashima Jingū is located in Hitachi Province[5].
  • Kashima Jingū is located in Kashima district[6].
  • Kashima Jingū is located in Kashima[7].
  • Kashima Jingū is in the country of Japan[8].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as jingū[9].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as chokusaisha[10].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as Kashima Shrine (worship)[11].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as Shikinaisha[12].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings[13].
  • Kashima Jingū's instance of is recorded as Shinto shrine[14].
  • Kashima Jingū's architectural style is recorded as nagare-zukuri[15].
  • Kashima Jingū's postal code is recorded as 314-0031[16].
  • Kashima Jingū is part of Tōgoku Sansha[17].
  • Kashima Jingū is part of List of Shikinaisha in Hitachi Province[18].
  • Kashima Jingū's Commons category is recorded as Kashima-jingu[19].
  • Kashima Jingū's mother house is recorded as Autocthonous shrine[20].
  • Kashima Jingū's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.968784, 'longitude': 140.631538}[21].
  • Kashima Jingū's dedicated to is recorded as Takemikazuchi[22].
  • Kashima Jingū's official website is recorded as http://kashimajingu.jp/[23].
  • Kashima Jingū's official website is recorded as https://kashimajingu.jp/[24].
  • Kashima Jingū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kashima-jingu[25].
  • Kashima Jingū's depicted by is recorded as Hitachi Kashima Daijinguu[26].
  • Kashima Jingū's described by source is recorded as Kokugakuin University Shrine database (old)[27].

Body

Geography

Kashima Jingū is in the country of Japan[8]. Located in include Kyūchū[4], a chōchō[28], in Japan[29]; Hitachi Province[5], a province of Japan[30], in Japan[31]; Kashima district[6], a former district of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1878[34]; and Kashima[7], a city of Japan[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1889[37]. Part of include Tōgoku Sansha[17], a Shinto shrine[38], in Japan[39] and List of Shikinaisha in Hitachi Province[18], a list[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include jingū[9], chokusaisha[10], Kashima Shrine (worship)[11], Shikinaisha[12], Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings[13], and Shinto shrine[14]. Heritage statuses include Important Cultural Property of Japan[41] and Historic Site of Japan[42]. Kashima Jingū's religion is recorded as Shinto[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kashima Jingū include JS Kashima[43], a military training ship[44] and Japanese cruiser Kashima[45], a cruiser[46].

Why It Matters

Kashima Jingū draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (jing category, ranking #5 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include JS Kashima[43], a military training ship[44] and Japanese cruiser Kashima[45], a cruiser[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shrine ranking → Kanpei Taisha, Myōjin Taisha, Beppyo Shrine +3
    Dedicated to → Takemikazuchi
    Japanese court rank → Senior Third Rank, Junior Second Rank, Senior Second Rank +2
    Official website → http://kashimajingu.jp/, https://kashimajingu.jp/
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q11481683]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788999669637"
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