Rinzai-ji
Rinzai-ji, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, Buddhism located in the Aoi ward of the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Aoiku-ku, Shizuoka
- Also known as: “Rinzai Temple”, “Rinzai-ji Temple”, and “Rinzaiji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Shizuhata and Shizuoka Sengen Shrine.
Mt. Shizuhata
Peak
Photo: Halowand, Public domain.
Mount Shizuhata is a mountain located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It has a height of 171 metres. The southern half of the mountain is called Mount Asama. It is said to be the origin of "Shizu" in "Shizuoka".
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine
Photo: Yoshizumi Endo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shizuoka Sengen Jinja is the name for a collective group of three Shinto shrines now forming a single religious corporation, located at Mount Shizuhata in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shizuoka Sengen Shrine is situated 1 km south of Rinzai-ji.
Shizuhatagayama Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Shizuhatayama Kofun is a dome-shaped kofun burial mound located within the grounds of the Shizuoka Sengen Shrine complex in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. in the Tōkai region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1953. Shizuhatagayama Kofun is situated 1¼ km south of Rinzai-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suruga-ku.
Suruga-ku
Suburb
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suruga-ku is one of three wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku; the south west faces Yaizu city and the south east faces Suruga Bay. Suruga-ku is situated 4½ km southeast of Rinzai-ji.
Rinzai-ji
- Categories: chokugan-ji, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.99301° or 34° 59′ 35″ northLongitude
138.37584° or 138° 22′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8Q6WX9VG+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 4413209599OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11612559
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Rinzai-ji” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “臨濟寺 (靜岡市)”
- Chinese: “臨濟寺”
- Dutch: “Rinzai-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رينزيجى”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Rinzai-ji”
- Japanese: “臨済寺”
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