Daichu-in Temple Precinct

Daichu-in Temple Precinct is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Daichu-in Temple Precinct is situated nearby to the bookmaker WINS Kyoto, as well as near the theater building Gion Corner.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kennin-ji and Gion Kobu Kaburenjo.

Kennin-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Kennin-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto". Kennin-ji is situated 120 metres south of Daichu-in Temple Precinct.

Gion Kobu Kaburenjo

Theater building

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Gion Kobu Kaburenjo is a theater building.

Gion Corner

Theater building

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Gion Corner is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Central Kyoto

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

Shimogyō-ku

Suburb

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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.

Daichu-in Temple Precinct

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.00119° or 35° 0′ 4″ north

Longitude

135.77494° or 135° 46′ 30″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2Q2F+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 483500483

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

“Daichu-in Temple Precinct” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Daichū-in”

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