Bimyō-ji Temple

Bimyō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Otsu, Shiga. Bimyō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the museum 文化財収蔵庫, as well as near the Buddhist temple 宝寿院.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mii-dera and Suikan-ji Temple.

Mii-dera

Buddhist temple

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Nagara-san Onjo-ji, also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. Mii-dera is situated 260 metres north of Bimyō-ji Temple.

Suikan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Suikan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres east of Bimyō-ji Temple.

Miidera Station

Railway station

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Miidera Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Miidera Station is situated 630 metres east of Bimyō-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Shimogawara-chō.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Bimyō-ji Temple.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Bimyō-ji Temple.

Higashiyama

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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.

Bimyō-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Tendaijimon Sect sect dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Otsu, Japan
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Otsu, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.01103° or 35° 0′ 40″ north

Longitude

135.8531° or 135° 51′ 11″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2V63+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 592355190

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q65267640

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Turkish—“Bimyō-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Bimyō-ji”
Japanese: “微妙寺”
Turkish: “Bimyō-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 文化財収蔵庫 and 宝寿院.

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