Honsho-ji Temple

Honsho-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in , . Honsho-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine , as well as near .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Temples in Akashi
  • Also known as: “Honsho-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gesshō-ji Temple and Akashi Municipal Planetarium.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres east of Honsho-ji Temple.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 240 metres southeast of Honsho-ji Temple.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine in . It is also referred to as Hitomaru-san. The shrine's principal deity is Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a historical figure who is reputed to have passed through the Akashi area during his life, and who was deified in the centuries following his death, as a god of literature, scholarship, fire safety, and childbirth. is situated 220 metres east of Honsho-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku.

Suburb
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Tarumi is one of nine wards of , . It has an area of 26.89 km2, and a population of 219,958. Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even . is situated 6 km southeast of Honsho-ji Temple.

Suburb
Nishi is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 137.86 km2, and a population of 248,407. Nishi in Japanese means west. occupies the northwestern part of the city. is situated 8 km north of Honsho-ji Temple.

Honsho-ji Temple

Latitude
34.65064° or 34° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
134.99939° or 134° 59′ 58″ east
Open location code
8Q6PMX2X+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6872650585
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q48755906
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Honsho-ji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Honsho-ji”
  • Japanese: “本松寺”

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