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Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Hokkeji neighborhood of the city of Nara, , Japan. It is the head temple of the Kōmyō sect after the temple's founder, Empress Kōmyō.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hokke-ji”
  • Address: 奈良市, 奈良県 630-8001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kairyuo-ji Temple and Heijō Palace.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres east of Hokke-ji Temple.

Photo: Tsuyoshi chiba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period. The palace, which served as the imperial residence and the administrative centre of for most of the Nara period from 710 to 794 AD, was located at the north-central location of the city in accordance with the models used for the design of the capital. is situated 790 metres west of Hokke-ji Temple.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 160 metres east of Hokke-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km northwest of Hokke-ji Temple.

Town
Seika is a town located in , , . 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. is situated 8 km north of Hokke-ji Temple.

Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the northwestern end of in the of . It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.

Hokke-ji Temple

Latitude
34.69235° or 34° 41′ 32″ north
Longitude
135.80418° or 135° 48′ 15″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMRR3+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1490122530
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3076936
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Hokke-ji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “法华寺”
  • Chinese: “法華寺”
  • Dutch: “Hokke-ji”
  • French: “Hokke-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Hokke-ji”
  • Japanese: “Hokkeji”
  • Japanese: “ほっけじ”
  • Japanese: “光明宗法華寺”
  • Japanese: “法華寺 (奈良市)”
  • Japanese: “法華寺”
  • Japanese: “法華滅罪之寺”
  • Polish: “Hokke-ji”
  • Polish: “Hokkeji”
  • Spanish: “Hokke-ji”

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Highlights include Kansho-ji Temple and Gokuraku-ji Temple.

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