Tōji-in

Tōji-in is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai Tenryū sect located in , , , and one of two funeral temples dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, first shōgun of the Ashikaga dynasty.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Tōji-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ryōan-ji and Kinkaku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Zen temple located in northwest , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple… is situated 590 metres northwest of Tōji-in.

Buddhist temple
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, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in , and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. is situated 1 km northeast of Tōji-in.

Buddhist temple
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, , and pagodas in for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by prefecture. is situated 120 metres east of Tōji-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Kamigyō-ku.

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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 2½ km south of Tōji-in.

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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky. is situated 3 km east of Tōji-in.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 3½ km southeast of Tōji-in.

Tōji-in

Latitude
35.03127° or 35° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
135.72398° or 135° 43′ 26″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PJF+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1376670145
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3138637
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Tōji-in” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တိုးဂျိအင်း”
  • Chinese: “等持院”
  • Czech: “Tódžiin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “توجى ان”
  • Finnish: “Toji-in”
  • Finnish: “Tōji-in”
  • French: “Tōji-in”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Tōji-in”
  • Italian: “Tōji-in”
  • Japanese: “Tōjiin”
  • Japanese: “とうじいん”
  • Japanese: “等持寺”
  • Japanese: “等持院”
  • Persian: “توجی-این”
  • Turkish: “Tōji-in”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Main Hall and Keigakukan hall.

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