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Horyuji

Hōryūji is a large Buddhist temple complex situated in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture in region of .
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  • Opening hours:
    November 4th—February 21st: 8:00 AM—4:30 PM
    February 22nd—November 3rd: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hōryū Temple”, “Hōryū-ji”, “Hōryū-ji Temple”, and “Hōryūji”
  • Address: 斑鳩町, 奈良県 636-0115
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hōryūji Station and Hokiji Temple.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the town of , , . It is operated by West Japan Railway Company.

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Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji – formerly known as Okamoto-dera and Ikejiri-dera – is a Buddhist temple temple in the Okamoto neighborhood of the town of , , .

Buddhist temple
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Chūgū-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the town of , , Japan. It was founded as a nunnery in the seventh century by Shōtoku Taishi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ikaruga and Oji-cho.

Town
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is a town in , Japan. As of 31 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 28,036 in 12,292 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2.

Town
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Ōji is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, , . As of 31 October 2024, the town had an estimated population of 23,706 in 10789 households, and a population density of 3400 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 7.01 km2. is situated 4 km southwest of Horyuji.

Town
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Sangō is a town located in , , . As of 1 April 2024, the town had an estimated population of 22,529 in 10,673 households, and a population density of 2600 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 8.79 km2… is situated 4 km southwest of Horyuji.

Horyuji

Latitude
34.614° or 34° 36′ 50″ north
Longitude
135.736° or 135° 44′ 10″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QJP7P+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43549741
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
6941957
Wiki­data ID
Q261932
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Horyuji” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هوريو-جي”
  • Armenian: “Հորյու ձի”
  • Asturian: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Bashkir: “Хорю-дзи”
  • Basque: “Horyu-ji”
  • Basque: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Belarusian: “Хору-дзі”
  • Bulgarian: “Хорю-джи”
  • Catalan: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Cebuano: “Horyu-ji”
  • Chinese: “法隆寺”
  • Croatian: “Horyu-ji”
  • Czech: “Hórjúdži”
  • Dutch: “Horyu-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوريو جى”
  • Esperanto: “Horju-ĝi”
  • Esperanto: “Hōryūji”
  • Finnish: “Hōryū-ji”
  • French: “Hōryū-ji”
  • French: “temple Hōryū”
  • French: “Temple Hōryū”
  • Gan Chinese: “法隆寺”
  • German: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Greek: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Greek: “Χόριου-ζι”
  • Hebrew: “הוריו-ג’י”
  • Hungarian: “Hórjúdzsi”
  • Icelandic: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Horyuji”
  • Italian: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Japanese: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Japanese: “ほうりゅうじ”
  • Japanese: “斑鳩寺”
  • Japanese: “斑鳩山法隆學問寺”
  • Japanese: “法隆學問寺”
  • Japanese: “法隆寺”
  • Japanese: “鵤寺”
  • Korean: “호류지”
  • Latin: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Lithuanian: “Horiūdži”
  • Lithuanian: “Horudžis”
  • Macedonian: “Хорјуџи”
  • Malay: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Malayalam: “ഹോര്യൂ-ജി”
  • Persian: “هوریو-جی”
  • Persian: “هوریوجی”
  • Polish: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Horyu-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Romanian: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Russian: “Хорю-дзи”
  • Serbian: “Horjudži”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Horju-dži”
  • Sicilian: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Slovak: “Hórjúdži”
  • Slovenian: “Horju-dži”
  • Spanish: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Swedish: “Horyu-ji”
  • Thai: “วัดโฮรีว”
  • Thai: “โฮรีวจิ”
  • Turkish: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Хорю”
  • Vietnamese: “Chùa Hōryū”
  • Vietnamese: “Hōryū-ji”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hōryū-ji”
  • Wu Chinese: “法隆寺”
  • Yue Chinese: “法隆寺”

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