Sorin-ji Temple
Sorin-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Sorin-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 西行庵, as well as near 大谷祖廟.Photo: Bittercup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Higashiyama-ku, Japan
- Also known as: “Sōrin-ji Temple” and “宗林寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Kōdai-ji.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 1 km south of Sorin-ji Temple.
Kōdai-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
Kōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Shimogawara neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kenninji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. Kōdai-ji is situated 220 metres south of Sorin-ji Temple.
Maruyama Park
Park
Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maruyama Park is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: BriYYZ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Sorin-ji Temple.
Sorin-ji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.00225° or 35° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
135.78166° or 135° 46′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2Q2J+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4234557192OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11659439
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Sorin-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Sōrin-ji”
- Japanese: “双林寺”
- Japanese: “沙羅双樹林寺”
- Japanese: “雙林寺”
- Turkish: “Sōrin-ji”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 西行庵 and 大谷祖廟.
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