Tōfuku-ji

Tōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in in , . Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, and . It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Keijitsusan Tōfuku-ji” and “Tōfuku-ji Temple”
  • Address: 京都市東山区本町 15-778

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ryōgin-an and Myōan-ji.

Building
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is a building.

Shrine
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is a Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan. is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji, and contained within the larger Tōfuku-ji temple complex, located in ward. is situated 260 metres northwest of Tōfuku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Sennyū-ji, formerly written as Sen-yū-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple and head of the Sennyū-ji sect in in , Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji has been a mausoleum for noble families and members of the Imperial House of Japan. is situated 470 metres east of Tōfuku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogyō-ku.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. is situated 2½ km west of Tōfuku-ji.

Tōfuku-ji

Latitude
34.97717° or 34° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
135.77528° or 135° 46′ 31″ east
Inception
1236
Open location code
8Q6QXQGG+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 768987591
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2166743
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Tōfuku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “توفوكو-جي”
  • Belarusian: “Тофуку-дзі”
  • Catalan: “Tofuku-Ji”
  • Catalan: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Chinese: “东福寺”
  • Chinese: “東福寺”
  • Czech: “Tófukudži”
  • Danish: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Danish: “Tofukuji-templet”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “توفوكو جى”
  • French: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Gan Chinese: “東福寺”
  • German: “Tofuku-ji”
  • German: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • German: “Tofukuji”
  • German: “Tōfukuji”
  • Greek: “Τοφούκου-τζι”
  • Indonesian: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Italian: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “とうふくじ”
  • Japanese: “慧日山東福寺”
  • Japanese: “東福寺”
  • Korean: “도후쿠지”
  • Literary Chinese: “東福寺”
  • Persian: “توفوکو-جی”
  • Polish: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Russian: “Тофуку-дзи”
  • Russian: “Тофукудзи”
  • Thai: “วัดโทฟุกุจิ”
  • Turkish: “Tōfuku-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Тофуку-дзі”
  • Ukrainian: “Тофукудзі”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹوفوکو-جی”
  • Wu Chinese: “东福寺”

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