Shimabara Ōmon
Shimabara Ōmon is a heritage site in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shimabara Ōmon is situated nearby to the public building 島原ふれあい会館, as well as near the building Wachigaiya.Photo: KeraKera55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wachigaiya and Nishi Hongan-ji.
Nishi Hongan-ji
Buddhist temple
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Nishi Hongan-ji is a Buddhist temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha subsect. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is the head temple of the Ōtani-ha subsect. Nishi Hongan-ji is situated 560 metres east of Shimabara Ōmon.
Kyoto Central Wholesale Markets 1
Marketplace
Photo: daidarabotti, CC BY 3.0.
Kyoto Central Wholesale Markets 1 is a marketplace, which is situated 290 metres west of Shimabara Ōmon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Minami.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.
Shimabara Ōmon
- Type: Canopy
- Categories: Kōraimon, heritage site, building, and historic site
- Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.99256° or 34° 59′ 33″ northLongitude
135.74504° or 135° 44′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXPVW+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 261807023OpenStreetMap feature
building=roofOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q17213143
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In Other Languages
“Shimabara Ōmon” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “島原大門”
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Highlights include 島原ふれあい会館 and ギャラリーたんとん.
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