Yahata
Yahata is a neighborhood in Sado, Niigata. Yahata is situated nearby to the neighborhood Yokkamachi, as well as near Kawaharada-honmachi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Art and Natural History Museum of Sado and Shōbō-ji Temple.
Shōbō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wakuwaku99, Public domain.Sado Kokubun-ji
Buddhist temple
The Sado Kokubun-ji is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple located in the city of Sado, Niigata, Japan. Its honzon is Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the imperial rule to the provinces. Sado Kokubun-ji is situated 3½ km southeast of Yahata.
Yahata
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Yawata”
- Category: locality
- Location: Sado, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.99009° or 37° 59′ 24″ north
Longitude
138.3398° or 138° 20′ 23″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8Q9WX8RQ+2W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Yahata” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “やはた”
- Japanese: “八幡”
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