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Higashimatsuyama

Shōbō-ji

Shōbō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of , , Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Shingon Shu
  • Description: Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Higashimatsuyama, Japan
  • Also known as: “Iwadono Kannon” and “Shōbō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Monomi and Peace Museum of Saitama.

Peak
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is a peak.

Museum
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The opened in , , Japan, in 1993. The museum collects and exhibits materials relating to the burgeoning militarism of the early Shōwa era and to the Pacific War, with a particular focus on the connection of these events with Saitama Prefecture. is situated 430 metres southeast of Shōbō-ji.

College
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is a private junior college in , , established in 1989. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922. is situated 640 metres southwest of Shōbō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatoyama and Tokigawa.

Town
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is a town located in , in the central of . As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 13,414 in 6006 households and a population density of 520 persons per km2. is situated 3½ km southwest of Shōbō-ji.

Town
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is a town located in , . As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 10,880 in 4750 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 55.90 square kilometres. is situated 6 km west of Shōbō-ji.

Town
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is a town located in , . As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 17,755 in 8150 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 29.92 square kilometres. is situated 7 km northwest of Shōbō-ji.

Shōbō-ji

Latitude
36.00139° or 36° 0′ 5″ north
Longitude
139.36236° or 139° 21′ 45″ east
Open location code
8Q8X2926+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2013110536
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shingon_shu
Wiki­data ID
Q11545560
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Shōbō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “岩殿觀音 正法寺”
  • German: “Shōbō-ji (Higashimatsuyama)”
  • German: “Shōbō-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Shōbō-ji”
  • Japanese: “岩殿観音”
  • Japanese: “巌殿山正法寺”
  • Japanese: “巌殿観音”
  • Japanese: “正法寺”

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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 “Shōbō-ji”. Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.