Suikan-ji Temple
Suikan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Otsu, Shiga. Suikan-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 妙厳院, as well as near the Shinto shrine 三尾神社.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mii-dera and Bimyō-ji Temple.
Mii-dera
Buddhist temple
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
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 northwest of Suikan-ji Temple.
Bimyō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Bimyō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres west of Suikan-ji Temple.
Otsu Canal
Canal
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Otsu Canal is situated 450 metres northeast of Suikan-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Shimogawara-chō.
Yamashina-ku
Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Suikan-ji Temple.
Shimogawara-chō
Neighborhood
Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.
Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Suikan-ji Temple.
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.
Suikan-ji Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Tendaijimon Sect sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Otsu, Japan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Otsu, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.01148° or 35° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
135.85453° or 135° 51′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2V63+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 592355279OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q38278452
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Suikan-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Suikan-ji”
- Japanese: “水観寺”
- Turkish: “Suikan-ji”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 妙厳院 and 三尾神社.
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