Oka-dera
Oka-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the Oka neighborhood of the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect and its honzon is a clay statue of Nyōirin Kannon Bosatsu.
- Buddhist temple
- Opening hours:
March–November: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
December–February: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM - Denomination: Shingon-shū
- Description: Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Oka-dera Temple”“Ryūgai-ji”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Ishibutai Kofun
Ishibutai kofun is a Kofun period burial mound…
570 metres south of Oka-dera
Sakafuneishi Ritual Site
Sakafuneishi Ritual Site is an archaeological site.
640 metres northwest of Oka-dera
Asuka-dera Temple
Asuka-dera, also known as Hōkō-ji, is a Buddhist…
1 km northwest of Oka-dera
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asuka and Asuka.
Takatori
Takatori is a town located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
4 km southwest of Oka-dera
Oka-dera
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Latitude
34.47163° or 34° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
135.8283° or 135° 49′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q6QFRCH+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = shingon_shu
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Persian—“Oka-dera” goes by many names.
Oka-deraAzerbaijani
Oka-deraDutch
اوكا ديراEgyptian Arabic
Wihara Oka-deraIndonesian
Oka-deraJapanese
おかでらJapanese
岡寺Japanese
龍蓋寺Japanese
Oka-deros šventyklaLithuanian
اوکا-دراPersian
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