Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei
Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei is a building in Tennoji, Osaka, Osaka. Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei is situated nearby to the historic site 阿弥陀三尊石, as well as near the shrine 払塵亭.Photo: Laitche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Tennoji-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Hakkakutei”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shitennō-ji and Gojogu Shrine.
Shitennō-ji
Buddhist temple
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Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji, or Mitsu-ji 御津寺. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963. Shitennō-ji is situated 180 metres southwest of Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei.
Gojogu Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Bittercup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gojogu Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 190 metres north of Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei.
Tennoji
Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tennōji Station is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennōji-ekimae Station is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Tennoji is situated 1 km south of Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Den Den Town and Minami.
Minami
Photo: joopdorresteijn, CC BY 2.0.
Minami is the largest commercial area in Osaka, Japan. All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Minami Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.
Kamagasaki
Locality
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Kamagasaki is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan, which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions.
Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei
- Categories: historic building, pavilion, octagonal building, and historic site
- Location: Tennoji, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.65542° or 34° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
135.51815° or 135° 31′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMG49+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 268918267OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q17212224
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In Other Languages
“Shitennō-ji Hakkakutei” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “八角亭”
- Japanese: “四天王寺八角亭”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 阿弥陀三尊石 and 払塵亭.
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