Choki-in Temple

Choki-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kawagoe, Saitama. Choki-in Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Mitsumine Shrine, as well as near Yukizuka Shrine.

Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Kawagoe, Japan
Also known as: “Chōki-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Kurazukuri and Kawagoe Festival Museum.

Kawagoe Festival Museum

Museum

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Kawagoe Festival Museum is a Kawagoe City local museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Kawagoe Festival Museum is situated 140 metres north of Choki-in Temple.

Yojuin Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Usiwakamaru, Public domain.

Yojuin Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Choki-in Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawajima and Nishi-Ōmiya.

Kawajima is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres. Kawajima is situated 8 km north of Choki-in Temple.

Nishi-Ōmiya

Quarter

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Nishi-Ōmiya is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Choki-in Temple.

Nishi

Suburb

Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of ten wards of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the far western part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 93,527 and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. Nishi is situated 9 km east of Choki-in Temple.

Choki-in Temple

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kawagoe, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.92317° or 35° 55′ 23″ north

Longitude

139.48198° or 139° 28′ 55″ east

Open location code

8Q7XWFFJ+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 682103592

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q113439927

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Choki-in Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Chōki-in”
Japanese: “長喜院”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mitsumine Shrine and Yukizuka Shrine.

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