Tōmyō-ji
Tōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. It is noted as a principle location of the night battle during the Siege of Kawagoe Castle on April 20, 1546.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hiroyuki shiga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Ji-shū sect dedicated to Ākāśagarbha in Kawagoe, Japan
- Also known as: “Tōmyō-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hikawa Shrine and Kawagoe Castle.
Hikawa Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In order to separate it from Hikawa Shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, it is often called Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Hikawa Shrine is situated 370 metres east of Tōmyō-ji.
Kawagoe Castle
Castle
Photo: Twilight2640, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kawagoe Castle is a flatland Japanese castle in the city of Kawagoe, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture. It is the closest castle to Tokyo to be accessible to visitors, as Edo castle is now the Imperial palace, and largely inaccessible. Kawagoe Castle is situated 780 metres southeast of Tōmyō-ji.
Kawagoe Festival Museum
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Kawagoe Festival Museum is a Kawagoe City local museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Kawagoe Festival Museum is situated 510 metres south of Tōmyō-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawajima and Nishi-Ōmiya.
Kawajima
Town
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Kawajima is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres. Kawajima is situated 7 km north of Tōmyō-ji.
Nishi-Ōmiya
Quarter
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Nishi-Ōmiya is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Tōmyō-ji.
Nishi
Suburb
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Nishi-ku is one of ten wards of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the far western part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 93,527 and a population density of 3200 persons per km². Nishi is situated 8 km east of Tōmyō-ji.
Tōmyō-ji
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kawagoe, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.92867° or 35° 55′ 43″ northLongitude
139.48462° or 139° 29′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XWFHM+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 746243796OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11527232
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Tōmyō-ji” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東明寺”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Tōmyō-ji”
- Japanese: “東明寺”
- Japanese: “東明禅寺”
- Korean: “도묘지”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tōmyō-ji”. Photo: Hiroyuki shiga, CC BY-SA 4.0.