Heirin Temple

Heirin-ji is a Rinzai temple of the Myoshin-ji branch located in Niiza city, Saitama prefecture, Japan, a city just outside Tokyo.

Photo: Zeimusu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours:
9:00 AM—4:00 PM
December 31st: closed
Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Niiza, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Heirin-ji” and “Heirin-ji Temple”
Address: 1, 野火止三丁目, 新座市, 埼玉県
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niiza Station and Niiza Freight Terminal Station.

Niiza Station

Railway stop

Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niiza Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niiza, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Niiza Station is situated 1½ km north of Heirin Temple.

Niiza Freight Terminal Station

Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Niiza Freight Terminal Station is situated 2 km northwest of Heirin Temple.

Niiza High School

School

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Niiza High School is situated 2 km southeast of Heirin Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi-Oizumimachi and Asaka.

Nishi-Ōizumimachi is a small exclave neighborhood of Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan, that is cut off from the ward, surrounded entirely by the neighborhood of Katayama 3rd Street in the city of Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, approximately 60 metres north of the border between Niiza and Tokyo's neighborhood of Nishi-Ōizumi 6th Street in Nerima Ward. Nishi-Oizumimachi is situated 3 km south of Heirin Temple.

Asaka

Photo: urawa, CC BY 2.0.

Asaka is a small city in Saitama, right across the river from Saitama City. Asaka is primarily a bedroom community with over 37% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work.