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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shitennō-ji temple - Ancient Temple in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 13 February 2020  Page Views: 583

Modern SitesSite Name: Shitennō-ji temple Alternative Name: 四天王寺 Shitenno-ji
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 4.595 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Ōsaka (Ōsaka prefecture)  Nearest Village: Shitennōji 四天王
Latitude: 34.655440N  Longitude: 135.517760E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Shitennō-ji temple submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Temple in Honshū

Shitennō-ji is one of the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan. Among its numerous building in its precinct, Kamei-dō (亀井堂 tortoise fountain pavilion) contains a tortoise-shaped water-supply monument which resembles the one in Asuka village Nara prefecture recently (photographing of the monument is prohibited). The temple also contains a dry landscape garden.

Garden:8:30-16:30(-16:00 Oct.-Mar., 30min extend on 21st in every month), admission 200 Japanese Yen (2024 price).

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Shitennō-ji temple submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The tortoise fountain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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