Chūgen-ji

Chūgen-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Chūgen-ji is situated nearby to the police station Koban, as well as near the place of worship 延命地蔵菩薩.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto
Also known as: “Chūgen-ji Temple” and “Meyami Jizō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minami-za and Kyoto Kawaramachi.

Minami-za

Theater building

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Minami-za is the primary kabuki theatre in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1610 as Shijō Minami-za. The current building, with a 1,086 seat capacity, was built in 1929.

Kyoto Kawaramachi

Railway station

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Kyoto-kawaramachi Station is the northern terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line of Hankyu in Kyoto City, Japan. Kyoto Kawaramachi is situated 340 metres west of Chūgen-ji.

Gion-Shijō Station

Railway stop

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Gion-Shijō Station is a railway station in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, which serves the Keihan Main Line and is operated by the Keihan Electric Railway. Gion-Shijō Station is situated 130 metres west of Chūgen-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Nakagyō-ku.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.