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Yamashina Hongan-ji
🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century
Yamashina Midō (山科御堂), also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji (山科本願寺), was a fortified Buddhist temple located in what is now Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Together with its fortified jōkamachi, it was a major center for the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule during the Sengoku period. Parts of its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 2002.
Text adapted from “Yamashina Mido” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina Hongan-ji ranks #3,993 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #200 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1478, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,770 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kyoto, 5 km away. It is one of the 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Yamashina Hongan-ji?
Yamashina Hongan-ji stands in Japan, at 34.98461°, 135.81242°.
When was Yamashina Hongan-ji built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1478. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Yamashina Hongan-ji?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,993 of 8,134 worldwide, and #200 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Yamashina Hongan-ji?
Shōren-in Temple, about 4 km away.
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