Hongan-ji Temple

Hongan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ukyō District, Kyoto, Kyoto. Hongan-ji Temple is situated near Gozan no Okuribi, as well as near Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Ukyō Ward, Japan
Also known as: “Saga Hongan-ji” and “嵯峨本願寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Seriyō-ji temple and Danrinji Temple.

Seriyō-ji temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seiryō-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Saga district of Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Seriyō-ji temple is situated 520 metres southeast of Hongan-ji Temple.

Danrinji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Danrin-ji was Japan's first Zen temple, founded… Danrinji Temple is situated 440 metres southwest of Hongan-ji Temple.

Giō Temple

Buddhist temple

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Giō Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 520 metres southwest of Hongan-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Nishikyō-ku.

Arashiyama

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Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.

Nishikyō-ku

Suburb

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Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Nishikyō-ku is situated 5 km southeast of Hongan-ji Temple.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Nakagyō-ku is situated 8 km east of Hongan-ji Temple.

Hongan-ji Temple

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Ukyō District, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.02696° or 35° 1′ 37″ north

Longitude

135.67058° or 135° 40′ 14″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2MGC+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6552353286

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11521047

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Hongan-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Hongan-ji”
Japanese: “本願寺”
“Hongan-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gozan no Okuribi and Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 護法堂弁天前 and 大覚寺道.

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