Myōsen-ji Temple

Myōsen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in , . Myōsen-ji Temple is situated nearby to the shrine , as well as near .
Photo: Yamaguchi Yoshiaki, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sado Kokubun-ji and Art and Natural History Museum of Sado.

Buddhist temple
The is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple located in the city of , . Its honzon is Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the imperial rule to the provinces. is situated 660 metres southwest of Myōsen-ji Temple.

Museum
Photo: 水乃, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km northwest of Myōsen-ji Temple.

Myōsen-ji Temple

Latitude
37.97155° or 37° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
138.3732° or 138° 22′ 24″ east
Inception
1221
Open location code
8Q9WX9CF+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 681764294
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q11446885
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Myōsen-ji Temple” goes by many names.
  • French: “Myōsen-ji”
  • French: “temple Myōsen”
  • French: “Temple Myōsen”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Myōsen-ji”
  • Japanese: “Myōsen-ji”
  • Japanese: “みょうせんじ”
  • Japanese: “妙宣寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 庫裏 and 本堂.

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