Mibu-dera

Mibu-dera is a in Nakagyō-ku, . In the Middle Ages, the temple revived a performance created by the Yuzu Nembutsu monk Engaku known as the Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mibu-dera Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Seishū Netsuke Art Museum and Nagi Shrine.

Museum
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is situated 110 metres southeast of Mibu-dera.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 170 metres north of Mibu-dera.

Railway station
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Shijō-Ōmiya Station is a tram stop in Shimogyō-ku, , . The station is the eastern terminus of the Randen Arashiyama Line, which continues west through Ukyo-ku, and terminates at . is situated 480 metres east of Mibu-dera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakagyō-ku and Kyoto.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.

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Kyōto was the capital of for over a millennium, and carries a reputation as the nation's most beautiful city and its cultural capital - even the national government's Agency for Cultural Affairs moved there in 2023.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Mibu-dera

Latitude
35.00184° or 35° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
135.74355° or 135° 44′ 37″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2P2V+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 261806884
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1082935
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Wu Chinese—“Mibu-dera” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “မိဘုဒဲရ”
  • Chinese: “壬生寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميبو ديرا”
  • French: “Mibu-dera”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Mibu-dera”
  • Japanese: “地藏院”
  • Japanese: “壬生寶幢三昧院”
  • Japanese: “壬生寺”
  • Japanese: “寶幢三昧寺”
  • Japanese: “寶幢三昧院壬生寺”
  • Japanese: “小三井寺”
  • Japanese: “心淨光院”
  • Persian: “معبد میبو”
  • Swahili: “Mibu-dera”
  • Turkish: “Mibu-dera”
  • Wu Chinese: “壬生寺”
  • “Q1082935”

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Highlights include 水掛地蔵 and 壬生官務家墓塔.

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