Jion-ji Temple
Jion-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamogawa-shi, Chiba. Jion-ji Temple is situated nearby to the community center 花房青年館, as well as near the Buddhist temple Rengyō-ji Temple.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Kamogawa, Japan
- Address: 鴨川市, 千葉県 296-0032
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyōnin-ji and フローレ鴨川ショッピングセンター.
Kyōnin-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Masanori88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kyōnin-ji, situated in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, was founded on 5 March 1281 and is one of the most important historic temples of Nichiren-shū. On 11 November 1264, following an invite by Kudō Yoshitaka Lord of Amatsu, Nichiren came under attack by Nembutsu adherents while on his way to the Lord's residence. Kyōnin-ji is situated 1¼ km southeast of Jion-ji Temple.
フローレ鴨川ショッピングセンター
Shopping center
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
フローレ鴨川ショッピングセンター is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km south of Jion-ji Temple.
Kamogawa Post Office
Post office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kamogawa Post Office is situated 2 km southeast of Jion-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okugome.
Okugome
Quarter
Photo: ThermostatMan2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okugome is a mountainous area located in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan. The town is situated in the middle of the mountains of the Bōsō Peninsula. There are no major towns or villages in Okugome, just isolated farms. Okugome is situated 9 km northwest of Jion-ji Temple.
Jion-ji Temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.12441° or 35° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
140.09551° or 140° 5′ 44″ eastLevels
1Open location code
8R7243FW+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1122951214OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q134535209
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Jion-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Jion-ji”
- Japanese: “慈恩寺”
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