Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan

Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan is a hotel in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan is situated nearby to Maruyama Park, as well as near the Shinto shrine Yasaka Shrine.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Chion In Wajun Kaikan”, “CHION-IN WAJUN-KAIKAN”, and “和順会館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maruyama Park and Yasaka Shrine.

Maruyama Park

Park

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Maruyama Park is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year.

Yasaka Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. Yasaka Shrine is situated 220 metres southwest of Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan.

Chion-in

Buddhist temple

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Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen, who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name. Chion-in is situated 280 metres east of Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Kyoto-Gyoen.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Kyoto-Gyoen

Neighborhood

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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyoto-Gyoen is situated 2½ km northwest of Chion-In Wajun-Kaikan.