Hōshōkan Museum

Hōshōkan Museum is a museum in , . Hōshōkan Museum is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near the shrine .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Byodo-in Museum Hoshokan”, “Byodoin Museum Hoshokan”, “Hosho-kan Museum”, and “Hoshokan Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byōdō-in and Agata Shrine.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in , , built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 150 metres west of Hōshōkan Museum.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, , . The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby , and is adjacent to the . is situated 530 metres northeast of Hōshōkan Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fushimi-ku and Kumiyama.

Suburb
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; , originally built by Toyotomi… is situated 7 km northwest of Hōshōkan Museum.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 1 August 2023, the town has an estimated population of 15,444 in 7353 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. is situated 7 km west of Hōshōkan Museum.

Town
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Ujitawara is a town located in , , . As of 1 September 2023, the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. is situated 8 km southeast of Hōshōkan Museum.

Hōshōkan Museum

Latitude
34.88871° or 34° 53′ 19″ north
Longitude
135.80739° or 135° 48′ 27″ east
Inception
March 1st, 2001
Operator
Japanese Liaison Council of History and Folk Museums
Open location code
8Q6QVRQ4+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100296035
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q11483478
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Hōshōkan Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “凤翔馆”
  • French: “musée Hoshokan”
  • French: “Musée Hoshokan”
  • Japanese: “Hōshōkan”
  • Japanese: “ほうしょうかん”
  • Japanese: “平等院ミュージアム鳳翔館”
  • Japanese: “平等院鳳翔館”
  • Japanese: “鳳翔館”
  • Korean: “호쇼칸”

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Highlights include 阿彌陀水 and Jōdo-in.

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