Kajū-ji
Kajū-ji, also sometimes spelled "Kwajū-ji" or "Kanshu-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Kajū-ji Temple”, “Kanju-ji”, “Kanshū-ji”, “Kanshuji”, “Kanshūji”, and “Kanshuji-Niodocho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ono and Zuishin Temple.
Ono
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ono Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Zuishin Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Zuishin-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Onogoryō-chō neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is a head temple of the Zentsuji school of Shingon Buddhism.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashiyama and Shimogawara-chō.
Higashiyama
Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.
Shimogawara-chō
Neighborhood
Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.
Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Kajū-ji.
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Maechan0360, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi… Fushimi-ku is situated 5 km southwest of Kajū-ji.
Kajū-ji
- Categories: Buddhist temple and locality
- Location: Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.9616° or 34° 57′ 42″ northLongitude
135.80792° or 135° 48′ 29″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8Q6QXR65+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 8873817989OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kajū-ji” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կաձյու ձի”
- Burmese: “ခဂျူးဂျိ”
- Chinese: “勸修寺”
- Dutch: “Kajū-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاجو جى”
- French: “Kajū-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kajū-ji”
- Japanese: “Kwajū-ji”
- Japanese: “かんしゅうじにおうどうちょう”
- Japanese: “勧修寺”
- Japanese: “勧修寺仁王堂町”
- Russian: “Кадзю-дзи”
- Spanish: “Kajū-ji”
- Turkish: “Kajū-ji”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Кадзю”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanshuji-Shimonochayacho and Kanshuji-Higashikitadecho.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 仏光院 and 勧修寺公会堂.
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