Gangō-ji

Gangō-ji was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, . It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts.
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  • Type: Heritage site
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Asuka-dera”, “Asukadera”, “Gango-dzi”, “Gango-dżi”, “Gango-ji”, “Gangô-ji”, “Gangō-ji Temple”, “Gangōji”, “Гокурабо”, and “元興寺極楽坊”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naramachi Museum and Kōden-ji Temple.

Museum
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is situated 130 metres southwest of Gangō-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

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Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of . The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school. is situated 620 metres north of Gangō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika and Nishikizu District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Gangō-ji.

Gangō-ji

Latitude
34.67763° or 34° 40′ 40″ north
Longitude
135.83121° or 135° 49′ 52″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMRHJ+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218642880
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q1203099
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gangō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գանգո ձի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qanqo məbədi”
  • Chinese: “元兴寺”
  • Chinese: “元興寺”
  • Czech: “Gangódži”
  • Dutch: “Gangō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جانجو جى”
  • Finnish: “Gangō-ji”
  • French: “Gangō-ji”
  • Gan Chinese: “元興寺”
  • German: “Gangō-ji”
  • Hebrew: “גנגו-ג’י”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Gangō-ji”
  • Italian: “Gangō-ji”
  • Italian: “Tempio Gangō-ji”
  • Japanese: “元興寺”
  • Korean: “간고지”
  • Persian: “معبد گانگوجی”
  • Polish: “Gangō-ji”
  • Polish: “Gangōji w Narze”
  • Russian: “Ганго-дзи”
  • Spanish: “Gangō-ji”
  • Turkish: “Gangō-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Ганго-дзі”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Main Hall, Gangō-ji and 元興寺総合収蔵庫.

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