Honpuku-ji Temple

Honpuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Otsu, Shiga. Honpuku-ji Temple is situated nearby to 其角邸跡, as well as near the Buddhist temple 祥禅寺.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mangetsu Temple and Izu Shrine.

Mangetsu Temple

Buddhist temple

Mangetsu Temple

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Mangetsu-ji is a temple beside Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The Heian period statue of Shō Kannon is an Important Cultural Property. The temple, specifically the Ukimidō "floating temple" hall, features in one of the remaining views of the Eight Views of Ōmi, originally drawn by Hiroshige. Mangetsu Temple is situated 230 metres southeast of Honpuku-ji Temple.

Izu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Izu Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 130 metres east of Honpuku-ji Temple.

Floating Hall

Shrine

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Floating Hall is a shrine, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Honpuku-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karasuma Peninsula and Ōhara.

Karasuma Peninsula

Locality

Karasuma Peninsula

Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karasuma Peninsula is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Honpuku-ji Temple.

Ōhara

Hamlet

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Ōhara is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Honpuku-ji Temple.

Honpuku-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Honganji-ha sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Otsu, Japan
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Otsu, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.11131° or 35° 6′ 41″ north

Longitude

135.91938° or 135° 55′ 10″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q4W69+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Honpuku-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Honpuku-ji”
Japanese: “本福寺”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 其角邸跡 and 祥禅寺.

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