Kansai
Kyoto
Fushimi-ku

Shimo Daigo

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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Daigo-ji” and “Daigo-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanboin and Goju-no-to (five-storey pagoda).

Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Sanbō-in is a Buddhist temple in southern , , known today primarily for the quality of its garden. is situated 240 metres northwest of Shimo Daigo.

Building
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is a building.

Temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a temple, which is situated 240 metres west of Shimo Daigo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Higashiyama.

Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. is situated 2½ km north of Shimo Daigo.

Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's , stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.

Shimo Daigo

Latitude
34.95136° or 34° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
135.82195° or 135° 49′ 19″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXR2C+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218066746
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q1157535
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Shimo Daigo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دايجو جي”
  • Burmese: “ဒိုင်းဂေါ့ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Catalan: “Daigo-ji”
  • Chinese: “醍醐寺”
  • Czech: “Daigodži”
  • Dutch: “Daigo-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دايجو جى”
  • Finnish: “Daigo-ji”
  • French: “Daigo-ji”
  • Gan Chinese: “醍醐寺”
  • German: “Daigo-ji”
  • German: “Daigoji”
  • Greek: “Ντάιγκο-τζι”
  • Hebrew: “דאיגו-ג’י”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Daigo-ji”
  • Italian: “Daigo-ji”
  • Japanese: “しもだいご”
  • Japanese: “上醍醐寺”
  • Japanese: “下醍醐”
  • Japanese: “五大力さん”
  • Japanese: “醍醐寺”
  • Korean: “다이고지”
  • Malay: “Daigo-ji”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Daigo-ji”
  • Persian: “معبد دایگو”
  • Polish: “Daigo-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Daigo-ji”
  • Russian: “Дайгодзи”
  • Slovenian: “Daigodži”
  • Spanish: “Daigo-ji”
  • Spanish: “Templo Daigoji”
  • Swedish: “Daigo-ji”
  • Swedish: “Daigoji”
  • Thai: “ไดโงจิ”
  • Turkish: “Daigo-ji”
  • “Daigo-ji”

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Highlights include Fudodo and 護摩道場.

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