Honnō-ji

Honnō-ji is a temple of the Nichiren branch of Buddhism located in , .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Honnō-ji Temple”
  • Address: 下本能寺前町, 中京区, 京都市, 京都府

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station and Kathredral of Saint Francis Xavier.

Metro station
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is a stop on the Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto, Japan. It is in Nakagyo-ku. With the station number designation T12, its station color is kara kurenai. is situated 110 metres northeast of Honnō-ji.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, also called Kawaramachi Church, is a parish of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the city of , and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto in . is situated 150 metres east of Honnō-ji.

Bridge
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Sanjō Ōhashi is a bridge in Kyoto, , . It spans the as part of Sanjō-dōri. It is well known because it served as the ending location for journeying on both the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō; these were two of the famous "Five Routes" for long-distance travelers during the Edo period in Japan's past. is situated 360 metres east of Honnō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Shimogawara-chō.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , 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.

Honnō-ji

Latitude
35.01017° or 35° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
135.76804° or 135° 46′ 5″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q69+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 470070680
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q626535
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Honnō-ji” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Honnoci məbədi”
  • Basque: “Honnō-ji”
  • Belarusian: “Манастыр Хона”
  • Burmese: “ဟွန်းနိုးဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Honnō-ji”
  • Catalan: “Temple Honnō”
  • Chinese: “本能寺”
  • Czech: “Honnódži”
  • Dutch: “Honnō-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هونى جى”
  • French: “Honnō-ji”
  • Galician: “Honnō-ji”
  • German: “Honnō-ji”
  • Greek: “Χονό-τζι”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הונו-ג’י”
  • Hungarian: “Honnó-dzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Honnō-ji”
  • Italian: “Honnō-ji”
  • Japanese: “京都本能寺”
  • Japanese: “本能寺”
  • Korean: “혼노지”
  • Persian: “معبد هوننو”
  • Polish: “Honnō-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Honnō-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Honnō-ji”
  • Russian: “Хонно”
  • Slovenian: “Honodži”
  • Spanish: “Honno ji”
  • Spanish: “Honnō ji”
  • Spanish: “Honno-ji”
  • Spanish: “Honnō-ji”
  • Spanish: “Honnoji”
  • Spanish: “Honnōji”
  • Spanish: “Templo Honno”
  • Spanish: “Templo Honnō”
  • Swedish: “Honnō-ji”
  • Thai: “ฮนโนจิ”
  • Turkish: “Honnō-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Хонно”

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