Kajū-ji
Kajū-ji, also sometimes spelled "Kwajū-ji" or "Kanshu-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Kajū-ji Temple”, “Kanju-ji”, and “Kanshū-ji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ono and Zuishin Temple.
Ono
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ono Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Ono is situated 470 metres east of Kajū-ji.
Zuishin Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Zuishin-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Onogoryō-chō neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is a head temple of the Zentsuji school of Shingon Buddhism. Zuishin Temple is situated 1 km east of Kajū-ji.
Shimo Daigo
Buddhist temple
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Daigo-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. Shimo Daigo is situated 1½ km southeast of Kajū-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashiyama and Fushimi-ku.
Higashiyama
Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, 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.
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Maechan0360, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi… Fushimi-ku is situated 5 km southwest of Kajū-ji.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Kajū-ji
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.96117° or 34° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
135.80755° or 135° 48′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXR65+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 546816129OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q772598
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