Shinsen-en
Shinsen-en is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple belongs to the Tō-ji-branch of Shingon-shū and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Shingon Shu
- Description: Buddhist temple and garden in Kyoto
- Also known as: “Shinsen’en” and “Shinsenen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nijō Castle and Nijōjō-mae Station.
Nijō Castle
Photo: Pomakis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. Nijō Castle is situated 280 metres north of Shinsen-en.
Nijōjō-mae Station
Metro station
Photo: AWA-NAO, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nijōjō-mae Station is a train station in Nakagyō-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Nijōjō-mae Station is situated 200 metres east of Shinsen-en.
Nijō Station
Railway station
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nijō Station is a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Nijō Station is situated 580 metres west of Shinsen-en.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: BriYYZ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 south of Shinsen-en.
Shinsen-en
- Categories: Japanese garden, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.01144° or 35° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
135.74813° or 135° 44′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2P6X+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 377863812OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shingon_shuWikidata ID
Q11590468
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Turkish—“Shinsen-en” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရှင်းဆန်းဆန်း”
- Chinese: “神泉苑”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شينسين ان”
- French: “Shinsen-en”
- French: “Shinsenen”
- French: “temple Shinsen-en”
- German: “Shinsen’en”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shinsen-en”
- Italian: “Shinsen-en”
- Italian: “Shinsenen”
- Japanese: “ひでんさん”
- Japanese: “神泉苑”
- Turkish: “Shinsen-en”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shinsen-en Garden and Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto.
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