Kansai
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Shimogyō-ku

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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  • Opening hours: 5:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Head temple of Honganji-ha school
  • Also known as: “Hongwanji”, “Honpa Honganji”, “Nishi Hongan Ji”, “Nishi Hongan-ji Temple”, “Nishi Honganji”, “Nishi Hongwan-ji”, “Nishi Hongwanji”, “Nishi-Hongan-ji”, “Nishihonganji”, and “Temple du vœu originel de l’ouest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Founder’s Hall and Amida Hall.

Shrine
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is a shrine.

Shrine
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is a shrine.

Museum
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The Ryūkoku Museum is a museum of Buddhist art and history in Kyōto, Japan. Conceived as part of the 370th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of what is now Ryūkoku University, it opened facing Nishi Hongan-ji in 2011. 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.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.

Nishi Hongan-ji

Latitude
34.99159° or 34° 59′ 30″ north
Longitude
135.75105° or 135° 45′ 4″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Inception
1591
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”
  • 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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