Kyōnin-ji

The Kyōnin-ji, situated in , , was founded on 5 March 1281 and is one of the most important historic temples of Nichiren-shū. On 11 November 1264, following an invite by Kudō Yoshitaka Lord of Amatsu, Nichiren came under attack by Nembutsu adherents while on his way to the Lord’s residence.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kyonin Ji”, “Kyōnin Ji”, “Kyōnin-ji Temple”, and “Kyōninji Temple”
  • Address: 鴨川市, 千葉県 296-0044

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Awa-Kamogawa Station and Kamogawa Sea World.

Railway station
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is a junction passenger railway station in the city of , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. is situated 1¼ km south of Kyōnin-ji.

Public aquarium
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is a large scale comprehensive marine leisure center/museum equivalent facility located between the Tojo coast and Japan National Route 128 in city, , . is situated 1¼ km east of Kyōnin-ji.

Shopping center
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is a shopping center, which is situated 1¼ km south of Kyōnin-ji.

Kyōnin-ji

Latitude
35.11929° or 35° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
140.1065° or 140° 6′ 23″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Levels
1
Open location code
8R724494+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 724090170
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11171618
Wiki­data ID
Q1338294
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kyōnin-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “小松原山鏡忍寺a”
  • Chinese: “小鬆原山鏡忍寺a”
  • Dutch: “Kyōnin-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيونين جى”
  • French: “Kyōnin-ji”
  • German: “Kyonin-ji”
  • German: “Kyōnin-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kyōnin-ji”
  • Japanese: “きょうにんじ”
  • Japanese: “キョウニンジ”
  • Japanese: “小松原山鏡忍寺”
  • Japanese: “鏡忍寺”

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