Shōjōke-in Temple
Shōjōke-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shōjōke-in Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 無量寿院, as well as near 龍泉院.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Hōnen in Kamigyō-ku, Japan
- Also known as: “Jōke-in”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Rozan-ji.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 550 metres west of Shōjōke-in Temple.
Rozan-ji
Buddhist temple
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Rozan-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, and the head temple of the Enjo sect. The sangō of Rozan-ji is Mount Lu, or Lushan, pronounced rozan in Japanese.
Honzen-ji
Buddhist temple
Honzenji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Honzen-ji is situated 120 metres north of Shōjōke-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
North Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of Kyoto's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.
Shōjōke-in Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.02534° or 35° 1′ 31″ northLongitude
135.76841° or 135° 46′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2QG9+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 638459818OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11561286
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Shōjōke-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “清淨華院”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shōjōke-in”
- Japanese: “浄華院”
- Japanese: “清浄華院”
- Turkish: “Shōjōke-in”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 良樹院 and 無量寿院.
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