Ansho-in Temple
Ansho-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Ansho-in Temple is situated nearby to the stone 橋桁石, as well as near the temple 大辨財天.Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and 東山警察署.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 560 metres east of Ansho-in Temple.
東山警察署
Police station
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
東山警察署 is a police station, which is situated 100 metres west of Ansho-in Temple.
Hōkan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Yasaka Pagoda, also known as the Tower of Yasaka, is a Buddhist pagoda located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji. Hōkan Temple is situated 330 metres north of Ansho-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ansho-in Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Kyoto, Japan
- Categories: chokugan-ji, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.99564° or 34° 59′ 44″ northLongitude
135.77848° or 135° 46′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXQWH+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 545614447OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q65261024
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Ansho-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Ansho-in”
- Japanese: “大藪山仁王護國院”
- Japanese: “安祥院 (京都市)”
- Japanese: “安祥院”
- Japanese: “日限さん”
- Japanese: “日限地蔵”
- Japanese: “東山”
- Japanese: “東山安祥院木食寺”
- Japanese: “護国院”
- Turkish: “An shōin (Kyoto Şehri)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 大辨財天 and 橋桁石.
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