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Iwama-dera Temple

Shōhō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Ishiyamauchihatachō neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, , Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Daigoji-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Otsu, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shōhō-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 市立南郷中学校 and Ishiyama-dera.

School
Photo: Take8321, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a school, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Iwama-dera Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in the Ishiyamadera neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, , Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shu Tōji-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image of Nyōirin Kannon. is situated 4 km northeast of Iwama-dera Temple.

Bridge
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is a bridge, which is situated 3 km east of Iwama-dera Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Ujitawara-cho.

Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. is situated 7 km northwest of Iwama-dera Temple.

Town
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Ujitawara is a town located in , , . As of 1 September 2023, the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km². is situated 9 km south of Iwama-dera Temple.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.5.
is a city in Kyoto prefecture, . Two of 's historic monuments, Byōdō-in Buddhist temple and Ujigami Shinto Shrine, have been inscribed as World Heritage sites as part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ".

Iwama-dera Temple

Latitude
34.93248° or 34° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
135.87868° or 135° 52′ 43″ east
Elevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QWVJH+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 790911213
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q11545558
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In Other Languages

From German to Japanese—“Iwama-dera Temple” goes by many names.
  • German: “Iwama-dera”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Iwama-dera”
  • Japanese: “岩間寺”
  • Japanese: “岩間山正法寺”
  • Japanese: “正法寺”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iwama-dera Temple”. Photo: nnn, CC BY 2.1 jp.