Chishaku-in

Chishaku-in is a Buddhist temple in , Japan. It is affiliated with Shingon-shū Chizan-ha Buddhism. It was established in 1601. The temple has a historic garden that was said to be a favourite of Sen no Rikyū.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Shingon Shu
  • Description: Temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chishaku-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto National Museum and Kiyomizu-dera.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art. is situated 430 metres northwest of Chishaku-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1 km northeast of Chishaku-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a of the Tendai sect in the of , . The temple was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. is situated 460 metres west of Chishaku-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Chishaku-in

Latitude
34.98794° or 34° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
135.77683° or 135° 46′ 37″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQQG+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31845891
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shingon_shu
Wiki­data ID
Q11090279
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Chishaku-in” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ချိရှခုအင်း”
  • Catalan: “Chishaku-in”
  • Chinese: “智積院”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشيشاكو ان”
  • French: “Chishaku-in”
  • German: “Chishaku-in”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Chishaku-in”
  • Japanese: “Chishaku-in”
  • Japanese: “ちしゃくいん”
  • Japanese: “智積院”
  • Spanish: “Chishaku-in”
  • Turkish: “Chishaku-in”

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