Sōken-ji
Sōken-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Enkei-zan. The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Azuchi Castle
Castle
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture. 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.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Sōken-ji.
Azuchi Hyotanyama Kofun tumulus
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Azuchi Hyotanyama Kofun tumulus is situated 1½ km southeast of Sōken-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azuchi and Lake Dainaka.
Azuchi
Suburb
Photo: Lombroso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Azuchi was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,217 and a density of 502.76 persons per km2.
Lake Dainaka
Locality
Photo: At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Dainaka is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Sōken-ji.
Yōkaichi
Suburb
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Yōkaichi was a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km2. Yōkaichi is situated 7 km southeast of Sōken-ji.
Sōken-ji
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Omihachiman, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.15421° or 35° 9′ 15″ northLongitude
136.13944° or 136° 8′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8Q7R543Q+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 442997933OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3511694
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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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