Chinese Gate
Chinese Gate is a building in Japan. Chinese Gate is situated nearby to the shrine 天忍穂耳神社 大己貴神社, as well as near the museum 宝物殿.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Building
- Denomination: Shingon Shu
- Also known as: “Kara-mon, Hogonji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hōgon-ji and Tsukubusuma Shrine.
Hōgon-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: nnn, CC BY 2.1 jp.
Hōgon-ji is a Buddhist temple located on Chikubushima in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Benzaiten.
Tsukubusuma Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: HAL-Guandu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsukubusuma Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its main hall is a National Treasure of Japan. The shrine's main festival is held annually on June 15. It is also called Chikubushima Shrine.
Chinese Gate
- Category: karamon
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.42059° or 35° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
136.14368° or 136° 8′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8Q7RC4CV+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 585556559OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shingon_shuWikidata ID
Q107020408
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Chinese Gate” goes by many names.
- French: “Porte Chinoise”
- Japanese: “Kara-mon”
- Japanese: “からもん”
- Japanese: “宝厳寺 唐門”
- Japanese: “宝厳寺唐門”
- Japanese: “宝厳寺観音堂唐門”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 観音堂 and 天忍穂耳神社 大己貴神社.
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