Ganriincho
Ganriincho is a neighborhood in Nara, Nara. Ganriincho is situated nearby to the neighborhood Taruicho, as well as near Mochiidonocho.Photo: m-louis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood and hanamachi in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ganriin-cho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koofukuji and Gangō-ji.
Koofukuji
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school.
Gangō-ji
Heritage site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Gangō-ji was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Ganriincho.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. 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. Seika-cho is situated 10 km northwest of Ganriincho.
Ganriincho
- Categories: neighborhood in Japan, hanamachi, and locality
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68116° or 34° 40′ 52″ northLongitude
135.82979° or 135° 49′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRJH+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2465558307OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q28688701
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Russian—“Ganriincho” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “がんりいんちょう”
- Japanese: “元林院町”
- Russian: “Ганриин-тё (Нара)”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taruicho and Mochiidonocho.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gallery & shop 一風 and 率川地蔵尊.
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