Suikan-ji Temple

Suikan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Otsu, Shiga. Suikan-ji Temple is situated near the Buddhist temple 妙厳院, as well as near the Shinto shrine 三尾神社.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mii-dera and Bimyō-ji Temple.

Mii-dera

Buddhist temple

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Nagara-san Onjo-ji, also known as just Onjo-ji… Mii-dera is situated 260 metres northwest of Suikan-ji Temple.

Bimyō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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

Miidera Station

Railway station

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Miidera Station is a passenger railway station located… Miidera Station is situated 490 metres east of Suikan-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. Yamashina-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Suikan-ji Temple.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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

Higashiyama

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are…

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″ north

Longitude

135.85453° or 135° 51′ 16″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2V63+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 592355279

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata 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: 妙厳院 and 三尾神社.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 園城寺別所水観寺 and 阿弥陀如来.

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