Saihō-ji

Saihō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, , . It belongs to the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, and honzon is a statue of Amida Nyorai.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 49 metres (161 feet)
  • …dates from 1339
  • Description: Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Koke-dera”
    “Kokedera Moss Temple”
    “Moss Temple”
    “Saihō Temple”
    “Saihō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Saihō-ji.
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 310 metres southeast of Saihō-ji.
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is a Shinto shrine located in , , Japan. is situated 520 metres northeast of Saihō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
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is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan.
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Saihō-ji.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan. is situated 6 km east of Saihō-ji.

Saihō-ji

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Latitude
34.99232° or 34° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
135.6836° or 135° 41′ 1″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXMRM+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218470281
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
7116983
Wiki­data ID
Q1516753

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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”
  • 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: “Saihō-ji”
  • Japanese: “さいほうじ”
  • 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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