Kitayama-Jūhachikento

The Kitayama Jūhachikento was a welfare facility built in the Kawakami neighborhood of the city of Nara during the Kamakura period to protect and provide relief to people with serious illnesses such as leprosy.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: building in Nara-ken, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kitayama Jūhachiken-ko”, “Kitayama Jūhachikenko”, “Kitayama Jūhachikento”, “Kitayama Jūhakken-do”, and “Kitayama Jūhakkenko”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tōdai-ji and Nara Juvenile Prison.

Heritage site
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is a complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. is situated 1 km southeast of Kitayama-Jūhachikento.

Prison
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is situated 310 metres northwest of Kitayama-Jūhachikento.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Masahiko MORIYASU, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Ritsu sect in Nara, Japan. Its foundation is variously dated, but mention in a document in the provides a terminus ante quem of the mid-eighth century. is situated 420 metres north of Kitayama-Jūhachikento.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 8 km northwest of Kitayama-Jūhachikento.

Town
Seika is a town located in , , . As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. is situated 8 km northwest of Kitayama-Jūhachikento.

Kitayama-Jūhachikento

Latitude
34.69647° or 34° 41′ 47″ north
Longitude
135.83545° or 135° 50′ 8″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMRWP+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264267650
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q11401444
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In Other Languages

“Kitayama-Jūhachikento” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “北山十八間戸”

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