Jion-ji
Jion-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Iwatsuki neighborhood of the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.Photo: まも, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: buddhist temple in Saitama city, Japan
- Also known as: “Jion-ji (Saitama)” and “Jion-ji Temple (Saitama)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iwatsuki Hokuryo High School and Jōgen-ji Temple.
Iwatsuki Hokuryo High School
School
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iwatsuki Hokuryo High School is situated 350 metres east of Jion-ji.
Jōgen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Beryllium Transistor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jōgen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 560 metres southeast of Jion-ji.
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Railway station
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is a passenger railway station located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-07". Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is situated 2 km south of Jion-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasukabe and Hibori.
Kasukabe
Photo: Kunitaka NIIDATE, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kasukabe is a special city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Miyashiro
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miyashiro is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 15.95 square kilometres. Miyashiro is situated 5 km north of Jion-ji.
Jion-ji
- Categories: building, temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.97948° or 35° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
139.7108° or 139° 42′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XXPH6+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 244382778OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=templeWikidata ID
Q11494996
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Jion-ji” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “慈恩寺 (埼玉市)”
- Chinese: “慈恩寺”
- French: “jion-ji”
- French: “Jion-ji”
- German: “Jion-ji (Saitama)”
- German: “Jion-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Jion-ji (Saitama)”
- Japanese: “慈恩寺”
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Highlights include 岩槻警察署慈恩寺駐在所 and 慈恩寺郵便局.
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