Kin Kannonji temple
Kin Kannonji temple is a Buddhist temple in Kin Chō, Kunigami District, Okinawa. Kin Kannonji temple is situated nearby to the cave 日秀洞, as well as near Ishikawa Police Station Kin Police Box.Photo: Muramasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Āryāvalokiteśvara in Kin, Japan
- Also known as: “Kannon-ji” and “Kin Kannon-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Camp Hansen and Kin Thermal Power Plant.
Camp Hansen
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. The camp is situated in the town of Kin, near the northern shore of Kin Bay, and is the second-northernmost major installation on Okinawa, with Camp Schwab to the north. Camp Hansen is situated 670 metres northwest of Kin Kannonji temple.
Kin Thermal Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kin Thermal Power Plant is a power station, which is situated 1½ km south of Kin Kannonji temple.
Okukubi Dam
Dam
Photo: NortyNort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Okukubi Dam is a trapezoidal cemented, sand and gravel dam on the Okukubi River in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Construction began in 2009 and its reservoir was filled by 31 March 2013. Okukubi Dam is situated 1½ km northeast of Kin Kannonji temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kin and Ginoza.
Kin
Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kin is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 10,806 and a density of 290 persons per km2.
Ginoza
Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ginoza is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2022, the village had a population of 6,227. The total area of Ginoza is 31.28 square kilometres, around 50% of the land area of the village is used as the Central Training Area for the United States military. Ginoza is situated 6 km northeast of Kin Kannonji temple.
Onna
Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onna is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2020, the village had an estimated population of 10,869 and a population density of 210 people per km². Onna is situated 8 km northwest of Kin Kannonji temple.
Kin Kannonji temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kin Chō, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.45531° or 26° 27′ 19″ northLongitude
127.92139° or 127° 55′ 17″ eastOpen location code
7QR9FW4C+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4358176394OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11647330
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Japanese—“Kin Kannonji temple” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Kannon-ji”
- Hausa: “Kin Kannon-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kin Kannon-ji”
- Japanese: “観音寺”
- Japanese: “金武観音寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 日秀洞 and Ishikawa Police Station Kin Police Box.
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