Ashihara Island

Ashihara Island is an islet in , , . Ashihara Island is situated nearby to , as well as near the stone .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kinkaku-ji and Golden Pavilion.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in , and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. is situated 100 metres northeast of Ashihara Island.

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Buddhist temple
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is a Zen located in northwest , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple… is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ashihara Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Ukyō District.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky. is situated 3 km southeast of Ashihara Island.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 3½ km south of Ashihara Island.

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 . is situated 3½ km southeast of Ashihara Island.

Ashihara Island

Latitude
35.03921° or 35° 2′ 21″ north
Longitude
135.72845° or 135° 43′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PQH+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98115924
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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Satellite Map

Discover Ashihara Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Ashihara Island” goes by many names.
  • French: “Île d’Ashihara”
  • Japanese: “Ashihara-jima”
  • Japanese: “あしはらとう”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 蟠龍石 and 露盤石.

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