Shaka Hall

Shaka Hall is a shrine in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shaka Hall is situated nearby to the shrine Westfacing Jizo Hall, as well as near Hall of 100 Jizo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Jishu Shrine.

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple

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Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 120 metres southwest of Shaka Hall.

Jishu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Jishu Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Main Hall

Shrine

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Main Hall is a shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Central Kyoto

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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Shimogyō-ku

Suburb

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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km west of Shaka Hall.

Shaka Hall

Type: Shrine
Categories: building and religion
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.99492° or 34° 59′ 42″ north

Longitude

135.78561° or 135° 47′ 8″ east

Open location code

8Q6QXQVP+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102164574

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shrine

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Shaka Hall” goes by many names.

French: “Salle Shaka”
Japanese: “Shaka-dō”
Japanese: “しゃかどう”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Westfacing Jizo Hall and Amida Hall.

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