Hōrin-ji
Hōrin-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The honorary sangō prefix is Chifuku-san. The temple is said to have been constructed by Gyōki in 713 AD, and was originally named Kadonoi-dera.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Hōrin-ji Temple” and “Kokuzō Hōrin-ji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monkey Park Iwatayama and Denden-gū.
Monkey Park Iwatayama
Zoo
Photo: IMKSv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwatayama Monkey Park is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is located atop Mount Arashiyama, on the opposite side of the Ōi River of the train station. Monkey Park Iwatayama is situated 230 metres southwest of Hōrin-ji.
Togetsu Bridge
Scenic viewpoint
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty. Togetsu Bridge is situated 320 metres north of Hōrin-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3½ km east of Hōrin-ji.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 7 km east of Hōrin-ji.
Hōrin-ji
- Categories: chokugan-ji, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.01° or 35° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
135.67722° or 135° 40′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2M6G+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4693597064OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3146371
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Japanese—“Hōrin-ji” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဟိုးရင်းဂျိ (ကျိုတို)”
- Burmese: “ဟိုးရင်းဂျိ”
- Dutch: “Hōrin-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هورين جى”
- French: “Hōrin-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hōrin-ji”
- Japanese: “嵯峨の虚空蔵さん”
- Japanese: “日照山葛井寺”
- Japanese: “智福山法輪寺”
- Japanese: “智福山虛空藏法輪寺”
- Japanese: “木上山法林寺”
- Japanese: “木上山葛野井寺”
- Japanese: “法輪寺”
- Japanese: “葛野井宮”
- Japanese: “虚空蔵法輪寺”
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