Sōken-ji

Sōken-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the neighborhood of the city of in , Japan. Its mountain name is Enkei-zan. The temple belongs to the branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sōken-ji temple” and “Sokenji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Azuchi Castle and Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum.

Castle
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was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the neighborhood of the city of , . The site of the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1926, with the designation upgraded to that of a Special National Historic Site in 1952.

Museum
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is situated 1 km southeast of Sōken-ji.

Archaeological site
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The Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the neighborhood of the city of , in the of . is situated 1½ km southeast of Sōken-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azuchi and Lake Dainaka.

Suburb
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was a town located in , , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,217 and a density of 502.76 persons per km2.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Sōken-ji.

Suburb
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was a city located in , . As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km2. is situated 7 km southeast of Sōken-ji.

Sōken-ji

Latitude
35.15421° or 35° 9′ 15″ north
Longitude
136.13944° or 136° 8′ 22″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 442997933
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3511694
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Satellite Map

Discover Sōken-ji from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Sōken-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “总见寺”
  • Chinese: “摠見寺”
  • Chinese: “總見寺”
  • Czech: “Sókendži”
  • Dutch: “Sōken-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوكن جى”
  • French: “Sōken-ji”
  • French: “Sokenji”
  • Greek: “Σόκεν-τζι”
  • Hungarian: “Szóken-dzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Sōken-ji”
  • Italian: “Sōken-ji”
  • Japanese: “そうけんじ”
  • Japanese: “捴見寺”
  • Japanese: “摠見寺”
  • Japanese: “総見寺”
  • Persian: “معبد سوکن”
  • Swedish: “Sōken-ji”
  • “Sōken-ji”

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