Kannonsho-ji Temple
Kannonshō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Omihachiman, Japan
- Also known as: “Kannonshō-ji” and “Kannonshō-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Azuchi Hyotanyama Kofun tumulus and Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum.
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 1¼ km west of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum
Museum
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Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
Kyōrin-bō Temple
Building
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Kyōrin-bō Temple is a building, which is situated 770 metres southeast of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azuchi and Yōkaichi.
Azuchi
Suburb
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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. Azuchi is situated 2½ km west of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
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 5 km southeast of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
Toyosato
Town
Toyosato is a town located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2021, the town had an estimated population of 7,296 in 3074 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. Toyosato is situated 9 km northeast of Kannonsho-ji Temple.
Kannonsho-ji Temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Omihachiman, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.14526° or 35° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
136.16025° or 136° 9′ 37″ eastElevation
368 metres (1,207 feet)Open location code
8Q7R45W6+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 482933989OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11630653
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Kannonsho-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- German: “Kannonshō-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kannonshō-ji”
- Japanese: “観音正寺”
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