Tourinji Temple
Tourinji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ishigaki, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa. Tourinji Temple is situated nearby to the government office 石垣市教育委員会, as well as near Ishigaki City Ishigaki Elementary School.Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school sect dedicated to Kumano Gongen in Ishigaki, Japan
- Also known as: “Tōrin-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miyaradunchi and Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.
Miyaradunchi
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old residence of Miyaradunchi is located on the island of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Erected around 1819 by the local governor, it has been designated an Important Cultural Property as representative of the architecture of the Yaeyama Islands. Miyaradunchi is situated 510 metres southeast of Tourinji Temple.
Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum
Museum
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Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum opened in 1972 in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection covers the archaeology, history, art, and folk traditions of Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands. Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum is situated 750 metres southeast of Tourinji Temple.
竹富町役場
Town hall
Photo: Paipateroma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
竹富町役場 is a town hall, which is situated 480 metres south of Tourinji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tonoshiro and Taketomi.
Tonoshiro
Quarter
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tonoshiro is a quarter, which is situated 5 km north of Tourinji Temple.
Taketomi
Town
Photo: Paipateroma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taketomi is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. Taketomi is situated 7 km west of Tourinji Temple.
Tourinji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ishigaki, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.34375° or 24° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
124.15552° or 124° 9′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7QP685V4+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3979414763OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11537060
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tourinji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桃林寺”
- German: “Tōrin-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Tōrin-ji”
- Japanese: “桃林寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 石垣市教育委員会 and Ishigaki City Ishigaki Elementary School.
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