Daishi Hall, Toji
Daishi Hall, Toji is a shrine in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Daishi Hall, Toji is situated nearby to the historic site 灯籠, as well as near 御朱印所.Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Temple and Main Hall.
East Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Main Hall
Shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Main Hall is a shrine, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Daishi Hall, Toji.
Kanchi-in
Buddhist temple
Kanchi-in is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Daishi Hall, Toji.
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
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
South Kyoto
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Daishi Hall, Toji
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Kobo Daishi Hall” and “大師堂”
- 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″ eastOpen 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 Spanish—“Daishi Hall, Toji” goes by many names.
- French: “Pavillon de l’Image”
- French: “salle du grand maître du temple de l’Est”
- Japanese: “Mieidō”
- Japanese: “みえいどう”
- Japanese: “御影堂”
- 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”
- Spanish: “Miedō”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 灯籠 and 御朱印所.
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