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.
- Buddhist temple
- …is also known as “Saga Hongan-ji”
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Ukyō Ward, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Seriyō-ji temple and Danrinji Temple.
Danrinji Temple
Danrin-ji was Japan's first Zen temple, founded…
440 metres southwest of Hongan-ji Temple
Giō Temple
Giō Temple is a Buddhist temple.
520 metres southwest of Hongan-ji Temple
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Nishikyō-ku.
Arashiyama
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.
Nishikyō-ku
Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
5 km southeast of Hongan-ji Temple
Nakagyō-ku
Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
8 km east of Hongan-ji Temple
Hongan-ji Temple
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Hongan-ji Temple” goes by many names.
Wihara Hongan-jiIndonesian
嵯峨本願寺Japanese
本願寺Japanese
Hongan-ji
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