Rujikōji Temple
Rurikō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Kozan neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple and park in Yamaguchi city, Japan
- Also known as: “Kōzan Park”, “Rurikō-ji”, and “Rurikō-ji Temple”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum and Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art.
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Museum
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum is situated 1 km south of Rujikōji Temple.
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
Museum
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions. Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art is situated 1¼ km south of Rujikōji Temple.
Yamaguchi Daijingū
Shinto shrine
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Yamaguchi Daijingū is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 700 metres southwest of Rujikōji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi
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Yamaguchi is the capital of Yamaguchi prefecture, at the western tip of the island of Honshu, Japan. In the city, there is a beautiful Japanese town which flourished as "Kyoto in the West" during the Medieval Period.
Rujikōji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Yamaguchi Shi, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.18984° or 34° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
131.47178° or 131° 28′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q6H5FQC+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3018655867OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q11573988
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Rujikōji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑠璃光寺”
- French: “Parc Kōzan”
- French: “Rurikō-ji”
- Gan Chinese: “瑠璃光寺”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Rurikō-ji”
- Japanese: “瑠璃光寺”
- Japanese: “香山公園”
- Spanish: “Rurikō-ji”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rurikōji Museum and Rurikōji Pagoda.
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