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Nakagawa-ku

Arako Kannon

Arako Kannon, also known as Jōkai-san Enryū-in Kannon-ji is a Buddhist temple located in in central . It has a wooden pagoda which is one of Japan's oldest, dating to the 16th century. Maeda Toshiie's family boddhisatva.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
  • Also known as: “Arako Kannon Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nakagawa Ward and Arako.

Town hall
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Nakagawa is one of the 16 wards of the city of in , . As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 220,782 and a population density of 6,895 persons per km2. The total area is 32.02 km2. is situated 620 metres northwest of Arako Kannon.

Railway station
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The Aonami Line is a third-sector commuter railway line in the city of operated by the Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit. Officially called the Nishi-Nagoyakō Line, it connects with . is situated 460 metres northeast of Arako Kannon.

Library
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is situated 320 metres northeast of Arako Kannon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minato-ku and Nakamura Ward.

Suburb
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is one of the 16 wards of the city of in , . As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 143,913 and a population density of 3,153 persons per km². is situated 4 km southeast of Arako Kannon.

Suburb
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Nakamura is one of the 16 wards of , Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 135,134 and a population density of 8,290 persons per km2. The total area is 16.30 km2. is situated 4½ km north of Arako Kannon.

Suburb
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is one of the 16 wards of the city of in , Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 66,318 and a population density of 8,088 persons per km2. The total area was 8.20 km2. is situated 5 km east of Arako Kannon.

Arako Kannon

Latitude
35.13678° or 35° 8′ 12″ north
Longitude
136.85864° or 136° 51′ 31″ east
Open location code
8Q7R4VP5+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1766042267
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2859467
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Arako Kannon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “荒子觀音”
  • Dutch: “Arako Kannon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اراكو كانون”
  • French: “Arako Kannon”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Arako Kannon”
  • Japanese: “荒子観音”
  • Japanese: “荒子観音寺”

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Highlights include 神明社 and Arako Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Arako Kannon”. Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0.