Shōgyō-ji

Shōgyō-ji is a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, . Founded in 1879, the Hondō of 1799, relocated from Itoigawa in in 1910, has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shōgyō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akkeshi Town Historical Museum and Kokutai-ji.

Museum
opened in , Hokkaidō, Japan in 1967. Situated in the immediate vicinity of and Akkeshi Jinja, the collections document the history of the area and include Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon ceramics; Ainu materials… is situated 710 metres southwest of Shōgyō-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in the Wangetsu-cho neighborhood of the town of , Japan. It belongs to the branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. is situated 800 metres southwest of Shōgyō-ji.

Museum
Photo: Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a registered museum that opened in , Hokkaidō, Japan in 1988. The displays document the relationship between the town and the sea, with a particular focus on the fishing industry, and there is also a planetarium. is situated 1½ km north of Shōgyō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akkeshi.

Town
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is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . As of 31 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8059 in 4251 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 739.12 km2.

Shōgyō-ji

Latitude
43.03599° or 43° 2′ 10″ north
Longitude
144.84674° or 144° 50′ 48″ east
Open location code
8RM62RPW+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 284029087
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3482772
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Shōgyō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Shōgyō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شوجيو جى”
  • French: “Shōgyō-ji d’Akkeshi”
  • French: “Shōgyō-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Shōgyō-ji”
  • Japanese: “正行寺”

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