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Nishi-Hongan-ji Temple

* Nishi Hongan-ji    * The autumnal leaves of Nishi-Hongan-ji

  • Ryukokusan Hongwan-ji Temple (World cultural heritage)

  • Nishi-Hongan-ji Temple
    • The Hongwanji developed from a modest temple built at the site of Shinran Shonin's mausoleum. After his death, his cremated remains were interred at Otani in the eastern hills of Kyoto and marked by a simple stone obelisk.
    • The common name is called "Nishi-Honganji" although the name as "Ryukokusan-Hongan-ji" and a religious corporation is "Hongan-ji" formally.
    • * The slide show of Nishi Hongan-ji temple.

The autumnal leaves of Nishi-Hongan-ji.


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    Access to Nishi Hongan-ji

  • [Address]
  •     kudaru, Hanaya-cho, Horikawadori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-city
  • [Access]
  •     City Bus : Bus Stop Nishi honganji-mae or Shimabara-guti.
  •     Subway : 8-minuts walk from Gojo Station.

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  • [The link to a website]
  •     The website of "Nishi Hongan-ji"

* Nishi Hongan-ji    * The autumnal leaves of Nishi Hongan-ji