Jion Ji
Jion Ji is a temple in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama. Jion Ji is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Jōgen-ji Temple, as well as near the suburb Iwatsuki-ku.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jion-ji and Jōgen-ji Temple.
Jion-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: まも, Public domain.
Jion-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Iwatsuki neighborhood of the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.
Jōgen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Beryllium Transistor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jōgen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 560 metres southeast of Jion Ji.
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Railway station
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is a passenger railway station located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-07". Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is situated 2 km south of Jion Ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iwatsuki-ku and Kasukabe.
Iwatsuki-ku
Suburb
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Iwatsuki-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km2. Iwatsuki-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Jion Ji.
Kasukabe
Photo: Kunitaka NIIDATE, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kasukabe is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the special cities of Japan until their abolition in 2015. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Jion Ji
- Type: Temple
- Category: religion
- Location: Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.97948° or 35° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
139.71077° or 139° 42′ 39″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8Q7XXPH6+Q8GeoNames ID
11027146
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In Other Languages
“Jion Ji” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “じおんじ”
- Japanese: “ジオンジ”
- Japanese: “慈恩寺”
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