Sennyū-ji Temple

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.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Shingon Shu
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mi-tera”, “Mitera”, and “Sennyū-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raigō-in Temple and Tōfuku-ji.

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is a Buddhist temple.

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is a Buddhist temple in in , . 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. is situated 470 metres west of Sennyū-ji Temple.

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is a sub-temple of Sennyū-ji in , . Founded in 1372, it was rebuilt after destruction in the Ōnin War. The Hondō of 1646 is an Important Cultural Property. is situated 140 metres south of Sennyū-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km north of Sennyū-ji Temple.

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 . is situated 2½ km northwest of Sennyū-ji Temple.

Sennyū-ji Temple

Latitude
34.97845° or 34° 58′ 42″ north
Longitude
135.78024° or 135° 46′ 49″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8Q6QXQHJ+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 878535619
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shingon_shu
Wiki­data ID
Q1060966
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Wu Chinese—“Sennyū-ji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဆန်းနယူးဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Sennyu-ji”
  • Chinese: “泉涌寺”
  • Czech: “Mi-tera”
  • Czech: “Mitera”
  • Czech: “Sennjú-dži”
  • Dutch: “Sennyū-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سينيو جى”
  • French: “Sennyū-ji”
  • German: “Sennyū-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Sennyū-ji”
  • Japanese: “せんにゅうじ”
  • Japanese: “御寺”
  • Japanese: “東山泉涌寺”
  • Japanese: “東山泉涌律寺”
  • Japanese: “泉涌寺”
  • Japanese: “泉湧寺”
  • Korean: “센뉴지”
  • Latin: “Sennyū-ji”
  • Russian: “Сэнню-дзи”
  • Spanish: “Sennyu-ji”
  • Spanish: “Sennyū-ji”
  • Turkish: “Sennyū-ji”
  • Vietnamese: “chùa Sennyū”
  • Wu Chinese: “泉涌寺”

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