Jindai-ji

Jindai-ji is a temple belonging to the Tendai school of Buddhism. It is located in in Tokyo Prefecture.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 21st—September 22nd: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    September 23rd—March 20th: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple of Tendai Buddhism in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Jindai Ji”, “Jindai Temple”, and “Jindai-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jindaiji Castle and Kohaku Shrine.

Castle
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was a Sengoku period Japanese castle, located in what is now the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, in the of Japan Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2007. is situated 330 metres south of Jindai-ji.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 670 metres south of Jindai-ji.

Government building
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is a gravitational wave detector located at the Mitaka campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It is a project of the gravitational wave studies group at the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research of the University of Tokyo. is situated 1½ km northwest of Jindai-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitaka and Tobitakyu.

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is a city in the Western Tokyo region of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 16.42 square kilometres.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km west of Jindai-ji.

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is a western suburb of , . The general area also extends into . The highlight is Inokashira Park, with long walking paths surrounding a lake.

Jindai-ji

Latitude
35.66743° or 35° 40′ 3″ north
Longitude
139.55034° or 139° 33′ 1″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Named after
Great General of the Desert
Open location code
8Q7XMH82+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390563847
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
10866984
Wiki­data ID
Q500736
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Jindai-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “深大寺”
  • French: “Jindai-ji”
  • French: “temple Jindai”
  • French: “Temple Jindai”
  • German: “Jindai-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Jindai-ji”
  • Japanese: “Jindai-ji”
  • Japanese: “じんだいじ”
  • Japanese: “浮岳山相楽院深大寺”
  • Japanese: “深大寺”
  • Persian: “معبد جیندائیجی”

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