Byōdō-in

Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in , , built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects.
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  • Opening hours: 8:45 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Byōdō-in Temple” and “Byōdōin”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hōshōkan Museum and Hoo-do.

Museum
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Building
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is a building.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, , . The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the . is situated 460 metres northeast of Byōdō-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fushimi-ku and Kumiyama.

Suburb
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; , originally built by Toyotomi… is situated 7 km northwest of Byōdō-in.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 1 August 2023, the town has an estimated population of 15,444 in 7353 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. is situated 7 km west of Byōdō-in.

Town
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Ujitawara is a town located in , , . As of 1 September 2023, the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. is situated 8 km southeast of Byōdō-in.

Byōdō-in

Latitude
34.8895° or 34° 53′ 22″ north
Longitude
135.80754° or 135° 48′ 27″ east
Inception
1052
Open location code
8Q6QVRQ5+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332883349
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q61094
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Byōdō-in” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Byōdō-in”
  • Bulgarian: “Бьодо-ин”
  • Burmese: “ဘယောဒိုးအင်း”
  • Catalan: “Byōdō-in”
  • Chinese: “平等院”
  • Croatian: “Byodo-in”
  • Croatian: “Dvorana Feniks”
  • Czech: “Bjódóin”
  • Dutch: “Byodo-in”
  • Dutch: “Byōdō-in”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيودو ان”
  • Finnish: “Byodo-in”
  • Finnish: “Byōdō-in”
  • Finnish: “Byodoin”
  • French: “Byōdō-in”
  • French: “Byōdōin”
  • Gan Chinese: “平等院”
  • German: “Byodo-in”
  • German: “Byōdō-in”
  • German: “Byodoin”
  • Greek: “Μπιόντο-ιν”
  • Hebrew: “ביודו-אין”
  • Hungarian: “Bjódóin”
  • Indonesian: “Byōdō-in”
  • Italian: “Byōdō-in”
  • Japanese: “Byōdō-in”
  • Japanese: “びょうどういん”
  • Japanese: “宇治平等院”
  • Japanese: “平等院”
  • Japanese: “朝日山平等院”
  • Korean: “뵤도인”
  • Latin: “Byōdō-in”
  • Limburgan: “Byodo-in”
  • Limburgan: “Byōdō-in”
  • Limburgan: “Byodoin”
  • Limburgan: “Fenikshal”
  • Malay: “Byōdō-in”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Byōdō-in”
  • Persian: “بیودو-این”
  • Persian: “بیودواین”
  • Polish: “Byōdō-in”
  • Portuguese: “Byōdō-in”
  • Romanian: “Byodo-In”
  • Romanian: “Byodoin”
  • Russian: “Бедо-ин”
  • Russian: “Бёдо-ин”
  • Russian: “Бёдоин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Byodo-in”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Byōdō-in”
  • Slovenian: “Bjodo-in”
  • Spanish: “Byodo in”
  • Spanish: “Byodō in”
  • Spanish: “Byōdō in”
  • Spanish: “Byodo-in”
  • Spanish: “Byodō-in”
  • Spanish: “Byōdō-in”
  • Spanish: “Templo Byōdōin”
  • Thai: “เบียวโดอิง”
  • Thai: “วัดเบียวโดอิง”
  • Thai: “วัดเบียวโดอิน”
  • Turkish: “Byōdō-in”
  • Ukrainian: “Бьодоїн”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Бьодо”
  • Vietnamese: “Byōdō-in”
  • Vietnamese: “Byodoin”
  • Yue Chinese: “平等院”
  • “Byōdō-in”
  • “Byōdōin”

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