Honkyoji

Honkyoji is a Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Honkyoji is situated nearby to the school 京都市立小栗栖宮山小学校, as well as near the police station 小栗栖交番.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Honshū sect dedicated to Lotus Mandala in Fushimi-ku, Japan
Also known as: “Honkyō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ishida Station and Shimo Daigo.

Ishida Station

Metro station

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Ishida Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Ishida Station is situated 780 metres south of Honkyoji.

Shimo Daigo

Buddhist temple

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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 2 km east of Honkyoji.

Mount Ōiwa

Peak

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Mount Ōiwa is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and South Kyoto.

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 3 km north of Honkyoji.

South Kyoto

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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.