Tenjin Island
Tenjin Island is a garden in Nara, Nara. Tenjin Island is situated nearby to the reservoir South Pond, as well as near Daijo-in Japanese Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daijo-in Japanese Garden and Gangō-ji.
Gangō-ji
Heritage site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Gangō-ji was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. Gangō-ji is situated 270 metres west of Tenjin Island.
Nara National Museum
Museum
The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Nara National Museum is situated 680 metres northeast of Tenjin Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Tenjin Island.
Tenjin Island
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.67804° or 34° 40′ 41″ northLongitude
135.8341° or 135° 50′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMRHM+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 398712829OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Pond and Woshima.
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