Jōtenkaku Museum
Jōtenkaku Museum is an art gallery in Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Jōtenkaku Museum is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 豊光寺, as well as near Hojo Innerr Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Art gallery
- Description: art museum in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Jōtenkaku Bijutsukan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sho-koku-ji temple and Daikōmyō-ji.
Sho-koku-ji temple
Buddhist temple
Shōkoku-ji, formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji, is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras. Sho-koku-ji temple is situated 140 metres southwest of Jōtenkaku Museum.
Daikōmyō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Akanekage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daikōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with the Rinzai school of Buddhism. It was founded in 1339. It is a sub-temple located within the larger Jōtenkaku Museum. Daikōmyō-ji is situated 130 metres west of Jōtenkaku Museum.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 1 km south of Jōtenkaku Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
North Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of Kyoto's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.
Jōtenkaku Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.0336° or 35° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
135.76271° or 135° 45′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2QM7+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 220210595OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=galleryWikidata ID
Q11497319
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Jōtenkaku Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “承天閣美術館”
- Japanese: “相国寺承天閣美術館”
- Turkish: “Jōtenkaku Müzesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 豊光寺 and Hojo Innerr Garden.
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