Shomyoji
Shomyoji is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Nara. Shomyoji is situated nearby to the community center 奈良女子大学国際交流会館, as well as near the Shinto shrine Yashima shrine.Photo: Degueulasse, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Nara
- Also known as: “Shomyo-ji” and “Shomyo-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yashima shrine and Jigen-ji Temple.
Yashima shrine
Shinto shrine
Yashima shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Shomyoji.
Jigen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: あきはゆうぐれ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jigen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Shomyoji.
Tōdai-ji
Heritage site
Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. Tōdai-ji is situated 1½ km east of Shomyoji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 8 km northwest of Shomyoji.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 9 km northwest of Shomyoji.
Shomyoji
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.68701° or 34° 41′ 13″ northLongitude
135.8247° or 135° 49′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRPF+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1387158990OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11596180
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Shomyoji” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shomyo-ji”
- Japanese: “称名寺”
- Japanese: “稱名寺 (奈良市)”
- Japanese: “稱名寺”
- Japanese: “興北寺”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 奈良女子大学国際交流会館 and 国民生活金融公庫.
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