Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in , , . Saifuku-ji Temple is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto
  • Also known as: “Saifuku-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rokuharamitsuji Temple and Kiyomizu-dera.

Buddhist temple
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Rokuharamitsu-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Rokkaku-dori Matsubara-dori Yamato-oji Higashiiru neighborhood of , Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon that is designated a National Treasure.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1 km east of Saifuku-ji Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in , , and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto". is situated 280 metres north of Saifuku-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Saifuku-ji Temple

Latitude
34.99782° or 34° 59′ 52″ north
Longitude
135.77362° or 135° 46′ 25″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQXF+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11558082771
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q20044462
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Turkish—“Saifuku-ji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Saifuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “西福寺”
  • Turkish: “Saifuku-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 桂光山 西福寺 and KIMONO TEA CEREMONY MAIKOYA at GION KIYOMIZU.

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