Jōkō-ji
Jōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in the Nara Period by Gyōki.Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Japan
- Also known as: “Jōkō-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yao Shrine and Kintetsu Yao Station.
Yao Shrine
Buddhist temple
Kintetsu Yao Station
Railway station
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kintetsu Yao Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Kintetsu Yao Station is situated 460 metres east of Jōkō-ji.
Daishin-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 2.5.
Daishin-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 240 metres southwest of Jōkō-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirano-ku and Ikuno-ku.
Hirano-ku
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Hirano-ku is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents. Hirano-ku is situated 4½ km southwest of Jōkō-ji.
Ikuno-ku
Suburb
South Osaka
Photo: Halowand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Osaka covers the southern wards of Osaka: Nishinari, Abeno, Ikuno, Sumiyoshi and Hirano. For the central Minami area, see Minami; for the northern parts of Abeno near Tennoji station, see Tennoji.
Jōkō-ji
- Categories: place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Yao, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.63025° or 34° 37′ 49″ northLongitude
135.59828° or 135° 35′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QJHJX+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 620744738OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q25248064
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Japanese—“Jōkō-ji” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဂျောခိုးကျောင်းတော်”
- Catalan: “Jōkō-ji”
- French: “Jōkō-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Jōkō-ji”
- Japanese: “常光寺”
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