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JAPAN

Japan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands.
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JNTO TRAVEL PLANNER

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Shrines and Temples

Kyoto

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

Higashi Hongan-ji is in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto. The Otani sect of Jodo-Shinshu, one of the Buddhist sects, calls its Hongan-ji the "Higashi (eastern) Hongan-ji." The Jodo sect, founded by Shinran, a priest known for his activities in the 12th-13th centuries, was widely adopted by the public and came to acquire great influence. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo shogunate which ruled Japan early in the 17th century, feared the considerable power of Hongan-ji and decided to split it, thus creating Higashi (eastern) Hongan-ji and Nishi (western) Hongan-ji. The temple building has been burned down several times, and the present building dates back to 1895.

Address
Karasuma-Shichijo-agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

Admission Fee
Free in the temple precincts

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Directions
JR Kyoto Station/On foot/5 min.

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