Honkoku-ji Temple

Honkoku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Honkoku-ji Temple is situated nearby to the archaeological site 天智天皇陵, as well as near the peak 神山.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Misasagi Station and Yamashina Station.

Misasagi Station

Metro station

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Misasagi Station is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Misasagi Station is situated 620 metres southwest of Honkoku-ji Temple.

Yamashina Station

Railway station

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Yamashina Station is a train station in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Yamashina station has two sections, an underground subway section and above-ground JR section. Yamashina Station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Honkoku-ji Temple.

Keihan-Yamashina

Railway station

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Keihan-Yamashina is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Honkoku-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Higashiyama.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Central Kyoto

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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Honkoku-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Yamashina-ku, Japan
Categories: chokugan-ji, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.99921° or 34° 59′ 57″ north

Longitude

135.80733° or 135° 48′ 26″ east

Open location code

8Q6QXRX4+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 464459143

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11093340

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Honkoku-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Chinese: “本国寺”
Chinese: “本圀寺”
Czech: “Honkokudži”
French: “Honkoku-ji”
Indonesian: “Wihara Honkoku-ji”
Japanese: “京都本圀寺”
Japanese: “六条門流”
Japanese: “大光山本圀寺”
Japanese: “大光山本國土妙寺”
Japanese: “本圀寺”
Japanese: “求法檀林”
Persian: “معبد هونکوکو”
Turkish: “Honkoku-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 天智天皇陵 and 神山.

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