Shōnen-ji Temple
Shōnen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Sakai, Fukui. Shōnen-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 八幡神社, as well as near the sports venue 丸岡スポーツランド合宿所.Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 坂井警察署 and Maruoka Post Office.
坂井警察署
Police station
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坂井警察署 is a police station, which is situated 510 metres northeast of Shōnen-ji Temple.
Maruoka Post Office
Post office
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Maruoka Post Office is situated 1½ km east of Shōnen-ji Temple.
Kunigami Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Kunigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 2 km east of Shōnen-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eiheiji and Fukui.
Eiheiji
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Eiheiji is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 17,504 in 6,695 households and the population density of 185 persons per km2.
Fukui
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Fukui is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture. In 2017, it had a population of 264,000 people. It is home to the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Japan.
Shōnen-ji Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Yugyō-ha sect in Sakai, Japan
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Sakai, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.14389° or 36° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
136.25177° or 136° 15′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8Q8R47V2+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11760813802OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11596188
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Shōnen-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “稱念寺”
- Czech: “Šónendži”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shōnen-ji”
- Japanese: “称念寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 八幡神社 and 丸岡スポーツランド合宿所.
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