Zenkoji temple

Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, . The temple was built in the 7th century. It is one of the few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nagano’s Darkroom”, “Zenko-ji”, “Zenkō-ji”, “Zenkō-ji Temple”, “Zenkoji”, and “Zenkōji”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hondo and Nagano Prefectural Art Museum.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Museum
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is a museum in Nagano, , . It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. is situated 260 metres east of Zenkoji temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Zenkoji temple.

Zenkoji temple

Latitude
36.6614° or 36° 39′ 41″ north
Longitude
138.18785° or 138° 11′ 16″ east
Open location code
8Q8WM56Q+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220401982
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q189640
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Zenkoji temple” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Central Bikol: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Chinese: “善光寺”
  • Dutch: “Zenko-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زينكو جى”
  • French: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Gan Chinese: “善光寺”
  • German: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Greek: “Ζένκο-τζι”
  • Hebrew: “זנקו-ג’י”
  • Hungarian: “Zenkódzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Zenkō-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Italian: “Tempio Zenkō-ji”
  • Japanese: “ぜんこうじ”
  • Japanese: “善光寺”
  • Javanese: “Zenko-ji”
  • Korean: “젠코지”
  • Persian: “زنکو-جی”
  • Russian: “Дзэнкодзи”
  • Spanish: “Zenko-ji”
  • Swedish: “Zenkō-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Дзенко”

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