Nihon Temple
Nihon-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on the slopes of Mount Nokogiri and is known for its Nihon-ji Daibutsu.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Chiba prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Nihon-ji”, “Nihon-ji Temple”, and “乾坤山日本寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nihon-ji Daibutsu and Mount Nokogiri.
Nihon-ji Daibutsu
Work of art
Photo: Captain76, Public domain.
Nihon-ji Daibutsu is a work of art, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Nihon Temple.
Mount Nokogiri
Peak
Photo: ערן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Nokogiri literally "saw mountain" is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba Prefecture.
Hamakanaya Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamakanaya Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Hamakanaya Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Nihon Temple.
Nihon Temple
- Categories: place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Kyonan, Awa district, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.15661° or 35° 9′ 24″ northLongitude
139.83315° or 139° 49′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X5R4M+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1427935325OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q3341454
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Japanese—“Nihon Temple” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “နိဟွန်းကျောင်းတော်”
- Dutch: “Nihon-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيهون جى”
- French: “Kenkonzan nihon-ji”
- French: “Nihon-ji”
- French: “temple Nihon”
- French: “Temple Nihon”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Nihon-ji”
- Japanese: “Nihon-ji”
- Japanese: “にほんじ”
- Japanese: “日本寺”
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