Nishi Hongan-ji

Nishi Hongan-ji is a in , . It serves as the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha subsect. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being , which is the head temple of the Ōtani-ha subsect.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
  • …dates from 1591
  • Opening hours: 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Head temple of Honganji-ha school
  • Also known as
    “Hongwanji”
    “Honpa Honganji”
    “Nishi Hongan-ji Temple”
    “Nishi Hongwan-ji”
    “Temple du vœu originel de l’ouest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Founder’s Hall and Amida Hall.
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is a shrine.
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is a shrine.
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The Ryūkoku Museum is a museum of Buddhist art and history in Kyōto, Japan. is situated 230 metres east of Nishi Hongan-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Minami.
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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , .

Nishi Hongan-ji

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Latitude
34.99159° or 34° 59′ 30″ north
Longitude
135.75105° or 135° 45′ 4″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQR2+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 372460724
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
6695381
Wiki­data ID
Q1146038

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Nishi Hongan-ji” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “နိရှိဟွန်းဂန်းဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • Chinese: “西本愿寺”
  • Chinese: “西本願寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيشى هونجان جى”
  • Finnish: “Nishi-Hongan-ji”
  • French: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • French: “Nishi-Hongan-ji”
  • French: “temple du vœu originel de l’ouest”
  • French: “temple Hongan de l’ouest”
  • Gan Chinese: “西本願寺”
  • German: “Hongan-ji”
  • German: “Honganji”
  • German: “Hongwanji”
  • German: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • German: “Nishi Honganji”
  • German: “Nishi-Honganji”
  • Hebrew: “נישי-הונגן-ג’י”
  • Indonesian: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • Italian: “Nishi-Hongan-ji”
  • Japanese: “Nishi-Hongan-ji”
  • Japanese: “にしほんがんじ”
  • Japanese: “久遠實成阿彌陀本願寺”
  • Japanese: “本派本願寺”
  • Japanese: “西本願寺”
  • Japanese: “豅山本願寺”
  • Japanese: “龍谷山本願寺”
  • Korean: “니시혼간지”
  • Korean: “서본원사”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nishi Honganji”
  • Norwegian: “Nishi Honganji”
  • Persian: “هونگانجی غربی”
  • Polish: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Nishi Hongan-ji”
  • Russian: “Ниси-Хонгандзи”
  • Thai: “นิชิฮงงันจิ”
  • Turkish: “Nishi Hongan-ji”

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