Rokkakudo Kanzeon

Rokkakudo Kanzeon is a Buddhist temple in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Rokkakudo Kanzeon is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Zeho Jinja Shrine, as well as near 是法荒神社.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kumamoto City Library and Kumamoto Castle.

Kumamoto City Library

Library

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kumamoto City Library is situated 220 metres southeast of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is situated 2 km west of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital

Hospital

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Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital is situated 290 metres north of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Kashima.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 4½ km southeast of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Kashima

Town

Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 7 km southeast of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

Photo: 瑞穂の国, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 8 km west of Rokkakudo Kanzeon.

Rokkakudo Kanzeon

Type: Buddhist temple
Address: 17, 大江4丁目, 中央区, 熊本市, 熊本県 862-0971
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.80014° or 32° 48′ 1″ north

Longitude

130.72377° or 130° 43′ 26″ east

Open location code

8Q4GRP2F+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12917826134

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

“Rokkakudo Kanzeon” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ろっかくどうかんぜおん”
Japanese: “六角堂観世音”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zeho Jinja Shrine and Zeho Jinja Shrine Chōzuya.

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