Hōkan Temple

The Yasaka Pagoda, also known as the Tower of Yasaka, is a Buddhist pagoda located in , , Japan. The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Pagoda in Kyōto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hōkan-ji”, “Hōkan-ji Temple”, “Yasaka Pagoda”, “Yasaka Temple”, “Yasaka-no-to Pagoda”, and “八坂寺”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Yasaka Kōshin-dō.

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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 650 metres southeast of Hōkan Temple.

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, or in its full name Daikoku-san Kongō-ji Kōshin-dō is a small temple located in , , . The temple is located near .

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is a Buddhist temple located in the Shimogawara neighborhood of , , . It belongs to the of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. is situated 270 metres northeast of Hōkan Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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

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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in . is situated 2½ km southwest of Hōkan Temple.

Hōkan Temple

Latitude
34.99854° or 34° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
135.77935° or 135° 46′ 46″ east
Inception
7th century
Open location code
8Q6QXQXH+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371717423
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q11555353
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Hōkan Temple” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pagoda de Yasaka”
  • Chinese: “法觀寺”
  • French: “Hokan-ji”
  • French: “Hōkan-ji”
  • French: “pagode Yasaka”
  • French: “Temple Hòkan”
  • French: “temple Hōkan”
  • German: “Yasaka-Pagode”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Hōkan-ji”
  • Japanese: “Hōkan-ji”
  • Japanese: “ほうかんじ”
  • Japanese: “八坂の塔”
  • Japanese: “法観寺”
  • Japanese: “法観寺塔”
  • Persian: “پاگودا یاساکا”
  • Thai: “เจดีย์ยาซากะ”
  • Turkish: “Hōkan-ji”

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