Kobo Daishi Hall
Kobo Daishi Hall is a shrine in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kobo Daishi Hall is situated nearby to Toji Treasure Museum, as well as near the Buddhist temple East Temple.Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Temple and Golden Hall.
East Temple
Buddhist temple
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Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan.
Golden Hall
Shrine
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Golden Hall is a shrine, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Kobo Daishi Hall.
Kyōto Station
Railway station
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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. Kyōto Station is situated 1¼ km east of Kobo Daishi Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Central Kyoto.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.
Central Kyoto
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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
South Kyoto
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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.
Kobo Daishi Hall
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Daishi Hall, Toji” and “御影堂”
- Categories: daishi-dō, kaisan-dō, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.98165° or 34° 58′ 54″ northLongitude
135.74681° or 135° 44′ 49″ eastNamed after
KūkaiOpen location code
8Q6QXPJW+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 359830710OpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q107020574
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kobo Daishi Hall” goes by many names.
- French: “Pavillon de Kobo Daishi”
- French: “salle du grand maître du temple de l’Est”
- Japanese: “Daishi-dō”
- Japanese: “だいしどう”
- Japanese: “教王護国寺大師堂（西院御影堂）”
- Japanese: “東寺大師堂”
- Japanese: “東寺御影堂”
- Japanese: “東寺西院御影堂”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toji Treasure Museum and Lotus Gate.
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