Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Hirota Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo — and the city is named after it: Nishinomiya means “shrine of the west”. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Kurakuenguchi Station on the Hankyū Kōyō Line is about 1.1 km away in a straight line.
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
- 広田神社本殿 — NatsuTV · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, tsutsuji-1 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, shamusho — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, saikan — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, ninotorii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, ichinotorii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, haiden-4 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, gomassha — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, Wakamiya-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hirota-jinja, Tokidono-jinja — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hirota Shrine (廣田神社, Hirota-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town's name, "Nishinomiya", means "shrine of the west", and the town is named for Hirota Shrine.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kurakuenguchi (Hankyū Kōyō Line), about 1.1 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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