Sangen-in
Sangen-in is a Buddhist temple in North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto. Sangen-in is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Zuiun-ken temple, as well as near Shōju-in.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daitoku-ji and Jukō-in.
Daitoku-ji
Buddhist temple
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Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its is Ryūhōzan. The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. Daitoku-ji is situated 150 metres east of Sangen-in.
Jukō-in
Buddhist temple
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Jukō-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1566 as the mortuary temple of Miyoshi Nagayoshi. In 1589 Sen no Rikyū designated it as the mortuary temple for his family.
Sōken-in
Buddhist temple
Sōken-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1582 as the mortuary temple of Oda Nobunaga. Hideyoshi granted the temple three hundred koku and staged his celebrated Daitoku-ji tea gathering on its grounds in 1585. Sōken-in is situated 100 metres north of Sangen-in.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3 km southeast of Sangen-in.
Sakyō-ku
Suburb
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Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city. Sakyō-ku is situated 3 km east of Sangen-in.
Sangen-in
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.04332° or 35° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
135.74496° or 135° 44′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2PVV+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 972811485OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Sangen-in” goes by many names.
- French: “Sangen-in”
- Japanese: “Sangen-in”
- Japanese: “さんげにん”
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Highlights include Zuiun-ken temple and Shōju-in.
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