Ryosokuin

Ryosokuin is a Buddhist temple in , , . Ryosokuin is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Also known as: “Ryōsoku-in”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kennin-ji and Kiyomizu-dera.

Buddhist temple
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is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in , , and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1 km southeast of Ryosokuin.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Ryosokuin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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

Suburb
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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 .

Ryosokuin

Latitude
35.00014° or 35° 0′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.77461° or 135° 46′ 29″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q2F+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 857321194
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q123385900
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ryosokuin” goes by many names.
  • French: “Ryōsoku-in”
  • Japanese: “Ryōsokuin”
  • Japanese: “りょうそくいん”
  • Japanese: “両足院”
  • Spanish: “Templo Ryosokuin”

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Highlights include 両足院 and Seirai-in.

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