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.

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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

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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

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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 9 km east of Tōmyō-ji.

Tōmyō-ji

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kawagoe, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.92867° or 35° 55′ 43″ north

Longitude

139.48462° or 139° 29′ 5″ east

Open location code

8Q7XWFHM+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 746243796

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11527232

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“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”
Spanish: “Tōmyō-ji (Kawagoe)”
Spanish: “Tōmyō-ji”
“Tōmyō-ji”
“東明寺”

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