Kuse temple ruins
Kuse temple ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Nara period Buddhist temple located in the Kuzeshigahara neighborhood of the city of Jōyō, Kyoto, Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 2007.Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jōyō Station and Hirakawa temple ruins.
Jōyō Station
Railway station
Photo: PekePON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jōyō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It has the station number "JR-D12". Jōyō Station is situated 440 metres south of Kuse temple ruins.
Hirakawa temple ruins
Archaeological site
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Hirakawa temple ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Nara period Buddhist temple located in the Hirakawa-Furumiya neighborhood of the city of Jōyō, Kyoto, Japan. Hirakawa temple ruins is situated 370 metres northwest of Kuse temple ruins.
Shōdō Kanga ruins
Archaeological site
The Shōdō Kanga ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now the Terada-Shōdō neighborhood of the city of Jōyō, Kyoto, in the Kinai region of Japan. Shōdō Kanga ruins is situated 410 metres east of Kuse temple ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uji and Kumiyama.
Uji
Uji is a city in Kyoto prefecture, Japan. Two of Uji's historic monuments, Byōdō-in Buddhist temple and Ujigami Shinto Shrine, have been inscribed as World Heritage sites as part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ".
Kumiyama
Town
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Kumiyama is a town located in Kuse District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. 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. Kumiyama is situated 5 km northwest of Kuse temple ruins.
Kyotanabe
Kyōtanabe is a city located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the city has an estimated population of 71,757 in 31,555 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2.
Kuse temple ruins
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site
- Categories: former Buddhist temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jōyō, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.85991° or 34° 51′ 36″ northLongitude
135.77994° or 135° 46′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QVQ5H+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1344494213OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q109357958
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In Other Languages
“Kuse temple ruins” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “久世廃寺跡”
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Highlights include 久世神社本殿 and 稲荷社.
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