Saihō-ji
Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Temple
- Description: Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Japan
- Also known as: “Koke-dera”, “Kokedera”, “Moss Temple”, and “Saihō-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suzumushi Temple and Eryuzan Jizoin Temple.
Suzumushi Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suzumushi Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 250 metres northeast of Saihō-ji.
Eryuzan Jizoin Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ibaraki101c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eryuzan Jizoin Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 320 metres southeast of Saihō-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3½ km northeast of Saihō-ji.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. Minami is situated 6 km east of Saihō-ji.
Saihō-ji
- Categories: Buddhist temple, Japanese garden, memorial, and religion
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Wu Chinese—“Saihō-ji” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဆိုင်းဟိုးဂျိ (ကျိုတို)”
- Burmese: “ဆိုင်းဟိုးဂျိ”
- Catalan: “Saiho-ji”
- Catalan: “Saihō-ji”
- Chinese: “西芳寺”
- Czech: “Kóinzan Saihódži”
- Czech: “Koke-dera”
- Czech: “Saihódži”
- Dutch: “Saihō-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سايه جى”
- Finnish: “Saihō-ji”
- French: “Koke-dera”
- French: “Kokedera”
- French: “Saihō-ji”
- French: “temple de la mousse”
- French: “temple Saihō”
- German: “Koke-dera”
- German: “Kokedera”
- German: “Saiho-ji”
- German: “Saihō-ji”
- German: “Saihoji”
- German: “Saihōji”
- Indonesian: “Saihō-ji”
- Italian: “Saihō-ji”
- Japanese: “洪隠山西芳寺”
- Japanese: “苔寺”
- Japanese: “西芳寺”
- Korean: “사이호지”
- Persian: “سایهو-جی (کیوتو)”
- Persian: “سایهو-جی”
- Russian: “Сайходзи”
- Spanish: “Saihō-ji”
- Swedish: “Kokodera”
- Swedish: “Saihō-ji”
- Swedish: “Saihoji”
- Swedish: “Saihōji”
- Thai: “ไซโฮจิ”
- Tibetan: “སའི་ཧོ་ཇི།”
- Turkish: “Saihō-ji”
- Vietnamese: “Saihō-ji”
- Western Panjabi: “سائیہو-جی”
- Wu Chinese: “西芳寺”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saihō-ji”. Photo: Ivanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.