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Bukkoji Temple: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Bukkō-ji (佛光寺, Bukkō-ji), also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kosho-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto.

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  • 高辻通, 397, 京都市, 日本 (Japan)
  • http://www.bukkoji.or.jp/english/index.html
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