Kyoto eastern landfill site

Kyoto eastern landfill site is a landfill in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kyoto eastern landfill site is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Ushio Kannon (Hoganji Temple), as well as near the peak 千頭岳.

Type: Landfill
Description: landfill site in Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Ecoland Otowa-no-mori”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mt. Otowa and Shimo Daigo.

Mt. Otowa

Peak

Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mt. Otowa is a peak.

Shimo Daigo

Buddhist temple

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Daigo-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. Shimo Daigo is situated 3 km southwest of Kyoto eastern landfill site.

Sanboin

Buddhist temple

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Sanbō-in is a Buddhist temple in southern Kyoto, Japan, known today primarily for the quality of its garden. Sanboin is situated 3 km southwest of Kyoto eastern landfill site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Otsu.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3½ km west of Kyoto eastern landfill site.

Otsu

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Ōtsu is the capital of Shiga prefecture. Enryaku-ji, a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history.