Yaksasa

Yaksasa is a Buddhist temple in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Yaksasa is situated nearby to the metro station Banghwa station, as well as near the quarter Banghwa-dong.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banghwa station and Gaehwasan.

Banghwa station

Metro station

Banghwa station

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Banghwa station is a subway station on Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Located in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, it is the Western terminus of Line 5. Banghwa station is situated 1 km southeast of Yaksasa.

Gaehwasan

Metro station

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gaehwasan Station is a subway station on Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gangseo District, Seoul. Its name comes from the nearby Gaehwasan mountain. Gaehwasan is situated 1¼ km south of Yaksasa.

Banghwa Bridge

Bridge

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The Banghwa Bridge is a bridge in South Korea. It crosses the Han River, connecting the Gangseo District, Seoul with Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. The bridge is a part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway. Banghwa Bridge is situated 2 km northeast of Yaksasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banghwa-dong and West Seoul.

Banghwa-dong

Quarter

Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Banghwa-dong is a dong of Gangseo District, Seoul in Seoul, South Korea. Eastarjet has its headquarters in Banghwa 2-dong.

West Seoul

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The districts of Gangseo and Yangcheon are in the west of the city of Seoul.

Balsan-dong

Quarter

Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balsan-dong is a dong of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. Balsan-dong is situated 4½ km southeast of Yaksasa.

Yaksasa

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.58317° or 37° 34′ 59″ north

Longitude

126.80566° or 126° 48′ 20″ east

Elevation

90 metres (295 feet)

Open location code

8Q98HRM4+77

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2691141251

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Yaksasa” goes by many names.

Korean: “개화산 약사사”
Korean: “약사사”

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