Yasaka Pagoda
Yasaka Pagoda is a building in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Yasaka Pagoda is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Hōkan Temple, as well as near the shrine Taishi Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hōkan Temple and Kiyomizu-dera.
Hōkan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Yasaka Pagoda, also known as the Tower of Yasaka, is a Buddhist pagoda located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 660 metres southeast of Yasaka Pagoda.
Yasaka Kōshin-dō
Buddhist temple
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yasaka Kōshin-dō, or in its full name Daikoku-san Kongō-ji Kōshin-dō is a small temple located in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is located near Kiyomizu-dera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 2½ km southwest of Yasaka Pagoda.
Yasaka Pagoda
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.99856° or 34° 59′ 55″ northLongitude
135.77925° or 135° 46′ 45″ eastInception
1440Levels
5Height
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
8Q6QXQXH+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 371717416OpenStreetMap feature
building=pagodaOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Yasaka Pagoda” goes by many names.
- French: “Pagode de Yasaka”
- German: “Yasaka Pagode”
- Japanese: “Yasaka-no-to”
- Japanese: “やさかのとう”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taishi Hall and Yakushi Hall.
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