Shokoji

Shokoji is a Buddhist temple in Takaoka, Toyama. Shokoji is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 浄蓮寺, as well as near 入報寺.

Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Honganji-ha sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Takaoka, Japan
Also known as: “Shōkō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fushiki Station and Fushiki Shrine.

Fushiki Station

Railway station

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fushiki Station is a railway station on the Himi Line in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Fushiki Station is situated 490 metres east of Shokoji.

Fushiki Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fushiki Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 450 metres northeast of Shokoji.

Fushiki Post Office

Post office

Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain.

Fushiki Post Office is situated 630 metres northeast of Shokoji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shinminato and Kanaya.

Shinminato

Hamlet

Shinminato was a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on 15 March 1951 and dissolved in November 2005. Shinminato is situated 2½ km southeast of Shokoji.

Kanaya

Neighborhood

Photo: Isoyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kanaya is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km southwest of Shokoji.

Ōshima was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,108 and a density of 1,269.85 persons per km2. Oshima is situated 7 km south of Shokoji.

Shokoji

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Takaoka, Toyama, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.79233° or 36° 47′ 32″ north

Longitude

137.05277° or 137° 3′ 10″ east

Open location code

8Q8VQ3R3+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 784311999

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11400475

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Shokoji” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Shōkō-ji”
Japanese: “勝興寺”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 浄蓮寺 and 入報寺.

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