Enshō Ji

Enshō Ji is a temple in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Enshō Ji is situated nearby to the railway stop Nishi-Nijūhatchōme Station, as well as near the Shinto shrine Hokkaido Jingu Shrine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nishi-Nijūhatchōme Station and Hokkaido Jingu Shrine.

Nishi-Nijūhatchōme Station

Railway stop

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Nishi-Nijūhatchōme Station is a Sapporo Municipal Subway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is T05. Nishi-Nijūhatchōme Station is situated 140 metres east of Enshō Ji.

Hokkaido Jingu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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The Hokkaidō Shrine, named the Sapporo Shrine until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Sited in Maruyama Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, the Hokkaido Shrine enshrines four kami including the soul of the Emperor Meiji. Hokkaido Jingu Shrine is situated 1 km south of Enshō Ji.

Miyanomori Art Museum

Museum

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Miyanomori Art Museum is a museum of contemporary art located in Sapporo, Japan, that was established in April 2006 and is now closed. Miyanomori Art Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Enshō Ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi and Kita-ku.

Nishi

Suburb

Nishi is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges.

Kita-ku

Suburb

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Kita-ku is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. Kita-ku is situated 4 km northeast of Enshō Ji.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu. Higashi-ku is situated 4½ km east of Enshō Ji.

Enshō Ji

Type: Temple
Also known as: “Ensho Ji”
Category: religion
Location: Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Central Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

43.06133° or 43° 3′ 41″ north

Longitude

141.31301° or 141° 18′ 47″ east

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

8RM33867+G6

GeoNames ID

11999998

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In Other Languages

“Enshō Ji” goes by many names.

Japanese: “えんしょうじ”
Japanese: “エンショウジ”
Japanese: “円照寺”

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