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Chikurin-ji

Chikurin-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Arisato neighborhood of the city of , , Japan. It belongs to the Ritsu sect and its honzon is a statue of Monju Bosatsu.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chikurin-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ichibu and Minami-Ikoma.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. is situated 580 metres northeast of Chikurin-ji.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. is situated 1 km southeast of Chikurin-ji.

Shinto shrine
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Ikoma Jinja is a Shinto shrine in , , Japan. Generally called Ikoma Taisha. The formal name of the shrine is "Ikomaniimasu-Ikomatsuhiko Jinja ". This shrine is also known as "Ikoma-Taisha", which means "great shrine of Ikoma". is situated 650 metres north of Chikurin-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ikoma and Heguri.

Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the northwestern end of in the of . It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 1 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 18,161 in 8227 households, and a population density of 760 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 23.90 km2. is situated 3½ km south of Chikurin-ji.

Town
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is a town in , Japan. As of 31 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 28,036 in 12,292 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. is situated 8 km south of Chikurin-ji.

Chikurin-ji

Latitude
34.67249° or 34° 40′ 21″ north
Longitude
135.70315° or 135° 42′ 11″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMPC3+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3814791857
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2963562
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Chikurin-ji” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Chikurin-ji”
  • French: “Chikurin-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Chikurin-ji”
  • Japanese: “竹林寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chikurinji ancient tomb and 晴光台第2公園.

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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 “Chikurin-ji”. Photo: Mass Ave 975, CC BY-SA 3.0.