Shitennō-ji

Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji, or Mitsu-ji 御津寺. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 23 metres (75 feet)
  • …is also known as “Shitennō-ji Temple”
  • …is named after Four Heavenly Kings
  • Description: Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds
  • Address: 18, 1, 天王寺区, 大阪市, 大阪府 543-0051

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Treasure Hall and Tsūtenkaku.

Museum
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is a museum.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a tower and landmark of , Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company. is situated 1 km west of Shitennō-ji.

Railway station
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Tennōji Station is a major railway station on the… is situated 1 km south of Shitennō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Den Town and Kamagasaki.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is an old place name for a part…

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is the largest commercial area in , .

Shitennō-ji

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Latitude
34.65463° or 34° 39′ 17″ north
Longitude
135.5164° or 135° 30′ 59″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMG38+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 579077537
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11978659
Wiki­data ID
Q339859

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Shitennō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Bosnian: “Shitenno-ji”
  • Burmese: “ရှိတန်းနိုးကျောင်းတော်”
  • Catalan: “Shi Tennō-ji”
  • Chinese: “四天王寺”
  • Czech: “Šitennódži”
  • Dutch: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيتنى جى”
  • Fijian: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Finnish: “Shitennō-ji”
  • French: “Shi Tennō-ji”
  • French: “Shitennō-ji”
  • French: “temple Shitennō”
  • French: “Temple Shitennō”
  • German: “Arahaka-ji”
  • German: “Horie-dera”
  • German: “Mitsu-ji”
  • German: “Naniwa-daiji”
  • German: “Shitennō-ji”
  • German: “Tennō-ji”
  • Greek: “Σιτέννο-τζι”
  • Hebrew: “שיטנו-ג’י”
  • Indonesian: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Italian: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Japanese: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Japanese: “してんのうじ”
  • Japanese: “四天王寺”
  • Japanese: “堀江寺”
  • Japanese: “天王寺”
  • Japanese: “御津寺”
  • Japanese: “荒陵寺”
  • Japanese: “荒陵山四天王寺”
  • Japanese: “荒陵山金光明四天王大護國寺”
  • Japanese: “難波大寺”
  • Korean: “사천왕사지”
  • Korean: “시텐노지”
  • Latin: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Persian: “معبد شیتننو”
  • Polish: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Romanian: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Russian: “Ситэнно-дзи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shitenno-ji”
  • Slovenian: “Šiteno-dži”
  • Spanish: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Turkish: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Сітенно”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Шітенно”
  • Vietnamese: “Chùa Tứ Thiên Vương”
  • Vietnamese: “Shitennō-ji”
  • Wu Chinese: “四天王寺”
  • “Shitennouji”

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