Gichu-ji

Gichū-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the Baba neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its honzon is a statue of Shō-Kannon Bosatsu.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Japanese temple
Also known as: “Gichū-ji” and “Gichū-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oh! Me Otsu Terrace and Zeze Station.

Oh! Me Otsu Terrace

Shopping center

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Oh! Me Otsu Terrace is a shopping center, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Gichu-ji.

Zeze Station

Railway station

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Zeze Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It is located adjacent to the privately operated Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Zeze Station, but the two stations are not physically connected and there is no interchange between stations. Zeze Station is situated 410 metres south of Gichu-ji.

Keihan-zeze

Railway station

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Keihan Zeze Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Keihan-zeze is situated 370 metres south of Gichu-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Kusatsu.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Gichu-ji.

Kusatsu

Photo: Hiroshige, Public domain.

Kusatsu is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city lies on Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 139,913 in 63,942 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2.