Kanchi-in
Kanchi-in is a Buddhist temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kanchi-in is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 宝菩提院, as well as near the sports venue 洛南高校体育館.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Temple and Daishi Hall, Toji.
East Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. East Temple is situated 160 metres south of Kanchi-in.
Daishi Hall, Toji
Shrine
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
Daishi Hall, Toji is a shrine, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Kanchi-in.
Kyōto Station
Railway station
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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's third-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. Kyōto Station is situated 1 km east of Kanchi-in.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Central Kyoto.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
South Kyoto
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.
Kanchi-in
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: tatchū, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.98264° or 34° 58′ 58″ northLongitude
135.7479° or 135° 44′ 52″ eastInception
1359Open location code
8Q6QXPMX+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 14110573536OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q110652093
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kanchi-in” goes by many names.
- French: “Kanchi-in”
- French: “temple Kanchi”
- French: “Temple Kanchi”
- Japanese: “Kanchi-in”
- Japanese: “かんちいん”
- Japanese: “観智院”
- Japanese: “觀智院”
- Spanish: “Templo Kanchi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 宝菩提院 and 洛南高校体育館.
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