Hōkō-ji

Hōkō-ji is a temple in , Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu temple to surpass that of Nara.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …is also known as “Hōkō-ji Temple”
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto National Museum and Toyokuni Shrine.
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Museum
The is one of the major art museums in . is situated 250 metres south of Hōkō-ji.
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Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in , , .
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Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . is situated 1¼ km east of Hōkō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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Suburb
is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan.

Hōkō-ji

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Latitude
34.99216° or 34° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
135.77194° or 135° 46′ 19″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQRC+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31844410
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1045971

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Hōkō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဟိုးခိုးဂျိ (ကျိုတို)”
  • Burmese: “ဟိုးခိုးဂျိ”
  • Chinese: “方广寺”
  • Chinese: “方廣寺”
  • Dutch: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هيكو جى”
  • French: “Hōkō-ji”
  • German: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Italian: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Japanese: “Houkou-ji”
  • Japanese: “国家安康”
  • Japanese: “方広寺”
  • Japanese: “方廣寺”
  • Korean: “호코지”
  • Persian: “معبد هوکو”
  • Portuguese: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Slovenian: “Hoko-dži”
  • Slovenian: “Hōkō-ji”
  • Thai: “โฮโกจิ (เกียวโต)”
  • Thai: “โฮโกจิ”
  • Turkish: “Hōkō-ji”

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