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Kashima Amatarashi Wake Shrine: Location & Nearest Station (24 km from Sendai Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kashima Amatarashi Wake Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Watari district, Miyagi Prefecture, about 24 km in a straight line from Sendai Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Sendai.

Kashima Amatarashi Wake Shrine
Photo: Bachstelze, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese鹿島天足和気神社
LocationWatari district, Miyagi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Watari Station – about 1.6 km
From Sendai Stationabout 24 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 279 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 476 km (straight line)
Established111
Coordinates38.04223, 140.84345
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