Monju-ji

Monju-ji is a Buddhist temple in Namegawa, Hiki district, Saitama. Monju-ji is situated nearby to the university building Rissho University Museum, as well as near Rissho University (Kumagaya Campus).

Photo: Gotshin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arakawa-ohashi Bridge and Iko-no-hayamitama Hime-no Shrine.

Arakawa-ohashi Bridge

Bridge

Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arakawa-ohashi Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Monju-ji.

Iko-no-hayamitama Hime-no Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Taisuke.Kasuya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iko-no-hayamitama Hime-no Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 4 km southwest of Monju-ji.

熊谷市立大里中学校

School

Photo: M yanagisawa, CC0.

熊谷市立大里中学校 is a school, which is situated 4 km east of Monju-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumagaya and Ranzan.

Kumagaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1,200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 159.82 square kilometres.

Ranzan

Town

Photo: 妖精書士, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ranzan is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 17,755 in 8150 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 29.92 square kilometres. Ranzan is situated 7 km southwest of Monju-ji.

Higashimatsuyama

Photo: Carbonium, CC BY 3.0.

Higashimatsuyama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 90,456 in 41,124 households and a population density of 1400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 65.33 km2.

Monju-ji

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of Sōtō school in Kumagaya, Saitama
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Namegawa, Hiki district, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.1044° or 36° 6′ 16″ north

Longitude

139.36284° or 139° 21′ 46″ east

Open location code

8Q8X4937+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 467850360

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q113554347

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Monju-ji” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Monju-ji”
Japanese: “文殊寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rissho University Museum and Rissho University (Kumagaya Campus).

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