Hounji Temple
Hounji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Kanto. Hounji Temple is situated nearby to Tako Park, as well as near Yamatane Museum of Art.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Also known as: “Houn Ji”, “Hōun Ji”, “Hōun-ji”, and “Hōun-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ebisu and Yamatane Museum of Art.
Ebisu
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ebisu Station is a railway station in the Ebisu neighborhood of Tokyo's Shibuya ward, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Ebisu is situated 480 metres southwest of Hounji Temple.
Yamatane Museum of Art
Museum
The Yamatane Museum of Art is a museum in Japan specializing in the nihonga style of Japanese watercolour painting. It is run by the Yamatane Art Foundation. Yamatane Museum of Art is situated 380 metres north of Hounji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ebisu and Ebisunishi.
Ebisu
Photo: kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ebisu is the southernmost part of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan, and a major district of the ward. It was developed on the site of a former brewery, which it is named after, and is home to Yebisu Garden Place.
Ebisunishi
Quarter
Photo: sun summer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ebisunishi is a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Located near Ebisu Station and Daikanyama Station, it houses various luxury boutiques and small stores, as well as sophisticated residences.
Ebisuminami
Quarter
Ebisuminami is a small district of Shibuya, Tokyo, located to the southeast of Ebisu Station. The district is often perceived as a portion of the broad-sense Ebisu area.
Hounji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.64974° or 35° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
139.71363° or 139° 42′ 49″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8Q7XJPX7+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1899397114OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Hounji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hōun-ji”
- Japanese: “法雲寺”
- Turkish: “Hōun-ji”
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