Ryōzen Kannon
The Ryōzen Kannon is a war memorial commemorating the dead of the Pacific War located in Eastern Kyoto. The concrete and steel statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was built by Hirosuke Ishikawa and unveiled on 8 June 1955.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kōdai-ji and Kiyomizu-dera.
Kōdai-ji
Buddhist temple
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Kōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Shimogawara neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kenninji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 650 metres south of Ryōzen Kannon.
Ryozen Museum of History
Museum
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The Ryozen Museum of History is a history museum located in Kyoto, Japan. It specializes in the history of the Bakumatsu period and the Meiji Restoration. The Museum is next to the Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine. Ryozen Museum of History is situated 120 metres southeast of Ryōzen Kannon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Ryōzen Kannon.
Ryōzen Kannon
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: shrine Kyōto-shi, Kyoto, Japan
- Categories: daibutsu, war memorial, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.99984° or 34° 59′ 59″ northLongitude
135.78181° or 135° 46′ 55″ eastInception
June 8th, 1955Open location code
8Q6QXQXJ+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1448722876OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q7385349
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Japanese—“Ryōzen Kannon” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရိယောဇန်းဗောဓိသတ္တရုပ်ပွားတော်”
- French: “Ryōzen Kannon”
- German: “Ryōsen-Kannon”
- Japanese: “Ryōzen Kannon”
- Japanese: “りょうぜん かんのん”
- Japanese: “霊山観音”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Main Hall and Kōdai-ji Bamboo Forest.
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