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Our guide
Aekuni Shrine in the city of Iga, Mie, was the ichinomiya of the former Iga Province and says it was founded in the 7th century. It is listed as a Beppyō shrine by the Association of Shinto Shrines.
Sanagu Station on the Kansai Main Line is about 1.9 km away in a straight line. Iga-ryu Ninja Museum is about 3.6 km away and Iga Ueno Castle about 3.9 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Aekuni-jinja haiden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Momotarō-iwa — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Aekuni jinja Honden — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Aekuni jinja Heiden — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Aekuni jinja Haiden(side angle) — ChiefHira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Aekuni-jinja torii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Aekuni-jinja Wakamiya-hachiman-sha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Aekuni-jinja Shinmei-sha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Aekuni-jinja Oishi-sha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Aekuni Shrine (敢國神社, Aekuni-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is the Ichinomiya of the former Iga Province and claims to have been founded in the seventh century. It is classified as a Beppo Shrine by the Association of Shinto Shrines.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Sanagu (Kansai Main Line), about 1.9 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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