Kyōkō-in Temple
Kyōkō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Nikko, Tochigi. Kyōkō-in Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 浄土院, as well as near Hōmon-in Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rinnō Temple Complex and Shōyō Garden.
Rinnō Temple Complex
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rinnō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Rinnō Temple Complex is situated 130 metres northwest of Kyōkō-in Temple.
Shōyō Garden
Garden
Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shōyō-en is a Japanese garden located next to the Sanbutsudō Hall of Rinnō-ji Temple in Nikkō. It was constructed in early Edo period, but reformed in the beginning of 19th century. Shōyō Garden is situated 110 metres west of Kyōkō-in Temple.
Shinkyo Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shinkyo Bridge is situated 200 metres southeast of Kyōkō-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirifuri Highlands.
Kirifuri Highlands
Photo: NEON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kirifuri Highlands is a highland area between Nikko and Kuriyama in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on the slopes of the Japanese Alps. The main activities in the area are skiing in winter and hiking in summer and autumn.
Kyōkō-in Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Nikko, Japan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.7543° or 36° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
139.60211° or 139° 36′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8Q8XQJ32+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 423423967OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q135217147
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Kyōkō-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kyōkō-in”
- Japanese: “教光院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 浄土院 and Hōmon-in Temple.
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