Rurikōji Pagoda
Rurikōji Pagoda is a Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi Shi, Yamaguchi. Rurikōji Pagoda is situated nearby to Rurikōji Museum, as well as near the Buddhist temple Rujikōji Temple.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rujikōji Temple and Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum.
Rujikōji Temple
Buddhist temple
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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. Rujikōji Temple is situated 110 metres west of Rurikōji Pagoda.
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 Rurikōji Pagoda.
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 Rurikōji Pagoda.
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.
Rurikōji Pagoda
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Also known as: “Five-storied Pagoda, Rurikō-ji”
- Categories: five-storied pagoda, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Yamaguchi Shi, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.19018° or 34° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
131.47292° or 131° 28′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8Q6H5FRF+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 3018655868OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q107020653
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In Other Languages
“Rurikōji Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “瑠璃光寺五重塔”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rurikōji Museum and Mōri Family Graveyard.
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