Shōkoku-ji
Shōkoku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Iriya-nishi neighborhood of the city of Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Daikaku-ha sect and its honzon is a statue of Shō-Kannon Bosatsu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Shingon Shu
- Description: Buddhist temple dedicated to Āryāvalokiteśvara in Zama, Japan
- Also known as: “Shōkoku-ji Temple” and “妙法山 星谷寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zama Station and Shinganji Temple.
Zama Station
Railway station
Photo: Hirohisat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zama Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Zama Station is situated 440 metres south of Shōkoku-ji.
Shinganji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Necco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shinganji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 300 metres southwest of Shōkoku-ji.
Suzuka Myōjin Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suzuka Myōjin Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 380 metres west of Shōkoku-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iriya-Nishi and Iriya-Higashi.
Higashi-Kashiwagaya
Quarter
Photo: 姫神, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higashi-Kashiwagaya is a quarter, which is situated 3 km southeast of Shōkoku-ji.
Shōkoku-ji
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Zama Shi, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.48463° or 35° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
139.39891° or 139° 23′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XF9MX+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 61235017OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shingon_shuWikidata ID
Q11513031
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Shōkoku-ji” goes by many names.
- German: “Shōkoku-ji (Zama)”
- German: “Shōkoku-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shōkoku-ji”
- Japanese: “星の谷観音”
- Japanese: “星谷寺”
- Japanese: “星谷観音”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 恵光寺 and シラカシ観察林.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shōkoku-ji”. Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.