Mii-dera

Nagara-san Onjo-ji, also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of , in the city of in .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mii-dera Temple”, “Onjō-ji”, and “三井寺（園城寺）”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Hall, Mii-dera and Otsu City Museum of History.

Building
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is a building.

Museum
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is situated 230 metres north of Mii-dera.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. is situated 600 metres northeast of Mii-dera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Shimogawara-chō.

Suburb
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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. is situated 6 km southwest of Mii-dera.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Mii-dera.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Mii-dera

Latitude
35.01339° or 35° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
135.85285° or 135° 51′ 10″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2V73+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4619790890
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1756307
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Mii-dera” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “三井寺”
  • Chinese: “园城寺”
  • Chinese: “園城寺”
  • Czech: “Miidera”
  • Dutch: “Mii-dera”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مى ديرا”
  • French: “Mii-dera”
  • French: “Onjō-ji”
  • Gan Chinese: “園城寺”
  • German: “Mii-dera”
  • German: “Miidera”
  • German: “Onjo-ji”
  • German: “Onjō-ji”
  • German: “Onjoji”
  • German: “Onjōji”
  • German: “Onjouji”
  • Greek: “Μίι-ντέρα”
  • Greek: “Όντζο-τζι”
  • Indonesian: “Mii-dera”
  • Italian: “Mii-dera”
  • Japanese: “三井寺”
  • Japanese: “園城寺”
  • Persian: “معبد اونجو”
  • Portuguese: “Mii-dera”
  • Russian: “Мии-дэра”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mii-dera”
  • Spanish: “Mii-dera”
  • Tatar: “Мии-дэра буддист гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Thai: “มีเดระ”
  • Turkish: “Mii-dera”

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