Bukkoji Temple

Bukkō-ji, also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kōshō-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the of , which later moved to the heart of Kyoto.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Bukkō-ji”, “Bukkō-ji Temple”, and “仏光寺”
  • Address: 397, 下京区, 600-8084

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Karasuma Station and Byodoji.

Railway station
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is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. is situated 370 metres northwest of Bukkoji Temple.

Buddhist temple
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Byōdō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Prefecture, Japan. is situated 230 metres southwest of Bukkoji Temple.

College
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Ikenobo Junior College is a private junior college in , , established in 1952. is situated 520 metres northwest of Bukkoji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashiyama and Nakagyō-ku.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are…

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , .

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

Bukkoji Temple

Latitude
35.00073° or 35° 0′ 3″ north
Longitude
135.76227° or 135° 45′ 44″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q26+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 344429497
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2413893
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Bukkoji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဘွတ်ခိုးဂျိ”
  • Chinese: “佛光寺”
  • Dutch: “Bukkō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوكو جى”
  • French: “Bukkō-ji”
  • German: “Bukkō-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Bukkō-ji”
  • Japanese: “bukkôji”
  • Japanese: “佛光寺”
  • Turkish: “Bukkō-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 仏光寺交番 and Kyoto Shiritsu Rakuo Elementary School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 大師堂 and 南書院.

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