Daikaku-ji

Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in , a western ward in the city of , . The site was originally a residence of Emperor Saga, and later various emperors conducted their cloistered rule from here.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (190 feet)
  • …is also known as “Daikaku-ji Temple”
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seriyō-ji temple and Saga-Arashiyama Station.
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Seiryō-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Saga district of , , Japan. is situated 730 metres southwest of Daikaku-ji.
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, formerly known as Saga… is situated 1 km south of Daikaku-ji.
Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 570 metres south of Daikaku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Nishikyō-ku.
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is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 5 km south of Daikaku-ji.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . is situated 7 km east of Daikaku-ji.

Daikaku-ji

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Latitude
35.02865° or 35° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
135.67949° or 135° 40′ 46″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2MHH+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1157357955
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11978858
Wiki­data ID
Q1157585

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Daikaku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဒိုင်းခခုဂျိ”
  • Chinese: “大覺寺”
  • Chinese: “大觉寺”
  • Czech: “Daikakudži”
  • Dutch: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دايكاكو جى”
  • French: “Daikaku-ji”
  • German: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Daikaku-ji”
  • Italian: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Japanese: “大覚寺”
  • Japanese: “嵯峨御所”
  • Japanese: “旧嵯峨御所大覚寺門跡”
  • Persian: “دایکاکو-جی”
  • Spanish: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Swedish: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Thai: “ไดกากูจิ”

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