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Ukyō District

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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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Daikaku-ji Temple” and “Daikakuji temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seriyō-ji temple and Saga-Arashiyama Station.

Buddhist temple
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Seiryō-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Saga district of , , Japan. It is also known as Saga Shaka-dō. It used to be devoted to the practice of Yuzu Nembutsu, although it has been owned by the Jōdo-shū sect since the Genroku Period. is situated 730 metres southwest of Daikaku-ji.

Railway station
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, formerly known as Saga Station, is a railway station situated in Ukyo-ku, , , operating on the Sanin Main Line under the management of the West Japan Railway Company. is situated 1 km south of Daikaku-ji.

Archaeological site
Photo: 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. It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. is situated 5 km south of Daikaku-ji.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 7 km east of Daikaku-ji.

Daikaku-ji

Latitude
35.02865° or 35° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
135.67949° or 135° 40′ 46″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
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: “大觉寺”
  • Chinese: “大覺寺”
  • Czech: “Daikakudži”
  • Dutch: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دايكاكو جى”
  • French: “Daikaku-ji”
  • German: “Daikaku-ji”
  • German: “Daikakuji”
  • 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”
  • Spanish: “Daikakuji”
  • Swedish: “Daikaku-ji”
  • Thai: “ไดกากูจิ”

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