Shoho-ji
Shoho-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shoho-ji is situated nearby to the kindergarten 永興保育園, as well as near the Shinto shrine 剣神社.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto National Museum.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shoho-ji.
Kyoto National Museum
Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art. Kyoto National Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Shoho-ji.
Sanjūsangen-dō
Buddhist temple
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0.
Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Sanjūsangen-dō is situated 770 metres northwest of Shoho-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.
Central Kyoto
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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.
Shoho-ji
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.9844° or 34° 59′ 4″ northLongitude
135.77897° or 135° 46′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXQMH+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2380063479OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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