Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, Chūgoku Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Taisha (大社町) is a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. In 2005, Taisha, along with the city of Hirata, the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taki (all from Hikawa District), was merged into the expanded city of Izumo. Taisha is famous for being the location of Izumo Taisha shrine, the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. Izumo Taisha, along with Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie prefecture are considered two of the most important sites in Shinto.

Taisha has one active train station, Izumo Taisha-mae Station owned and run by the Ichibata Electric Railway. This station and other locations within Taisha, including the Izumo Taisha were featured in the 2008 Asadora television drama Dandan, which was partly set in and around the Matsue and Izumo area of Shimane prefecture. Taisha old JR station remains as a historic building and museum.

Asia/Tokyo/Shimane 

Taisha has a population of over 15,733 people. Taisha also forms part of the wider Izumo metropolitan area which has a population of over 172,039 people.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Taisha has links with:

🇯🇵 Sakurai, Japan

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North of: 35.387

🇩🇿 Tébessa 35.4

🇩🇿 Mascara 35.4

🇺🇸 Huntersville 35.401

🇯🇵 Isehara 35.407

🇯🇵 Gifu 35.412

🇨🇳 Jining 35.415

🇺🇸 Concord 35.416

🇨🇳 Rizhao 35.416

🇮🇷 Qarchak 35.417

🇯🇵 Toki 35.417

South of: 35.387

🇺🇸 Fort Smith 35.387

🇯🇵 Kakamigahara 35.383

🇯🇵 Nagahama 35.383

🇰🇷 Namwon 35.379

🇺🇸 Rutherfordton 35.367

🇺🇸 Bakersfield 35.367

🇯🇵 Kisarazu 35.367

🇩🇿 Tiaret 35.367

🇯🇵 Hadano 35.363

🇯🇵 Inuyama 35.362

East of: 132.69

🇯🇵 Higashihiroshima 132.719

🇯🇵 Izumo 132.758

🇯🇵 Matsuyama 132.767

🇯🇵 Ehime 132.822

🇯🇵 Miyoshi 132.846

🇷🇺 Nakhodka 132.9

🇷🇺 Birobidzhan 132.933

🇯🇵 Shimanto 132.935

🇯🇵 Imabari 133

🇯🇵 Matsue 133.062

West of: 132.69

🇯🇵 Uwajima 132.568

🇯🇵 Kure 132.55

🇯🇵 Hiroshima 132.47

🇯🇵 Hatsukaichi 132.317

🇯🇵 Iwakuni 132.217

🇷🇺 Artyom 132.195

🇷🇺 Ussuriysk 131.952

🇷🇺 Vladivostok 131.911

🇯🇵 Saiki 131.9

🇯🇵 Shūnan 131.8

Antipodal to Taisha is: -47.31,-35.387

Locations Near: Taisha 132.69,35.3867

🇯🇵 Izumo 132.758,35.36 d: 6.9  

🇯🇵 Matsue 133.062,35.436 d: 34.2  

🇯🇵 Miyoshi 132.846,34.813 d: 65.4  

🇯🇵 Yonago 133.333,35.433 d: 58.5  

🇯🇵 Daisen 133.5,35.5 d: 74.5  

🇯🇵 Higashihiroshima 132.719,34.435 d: 105.9  

🇯🇵 Hiroshima 132.47,34.379 d: 113.8  

🇯🇵 Mihara 133.067,34.383 d: 116.8  

🇯🇵 Onomichi 133.195,34.406 d: 118.4  

🇯🇵 Hatsukaichi 132.317,34.333 d: 122  

Antipodal to: Taisha -47.31,-35.387

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19436.8  

🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 19399.1  

🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19331.3  

🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19320.2  

🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19318.1  

🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19315.1  

🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19315.6  

🇧🇷 Canoas -51.183,-29.915 d: 19307  

🇧🇷 Sapucaia do Sul -51.146,-29.842 d: 19301.7  

🇧🇷 São Leopoldo -51.149,-29.772 d: 19294.7  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 35.3867 132.69

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