Mii-dera

Local name三井寺(園城寺)
LocationŌtsu, Japan

Mii-dera, formally called Onjō-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is only a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of the Jimon sect of Tendai, it is something of a sister temple to Enryaku-ji, at the top of the mountain, and is one of the four largest temples in Japan. Altogether, there are 40 named buildings in the Mii-dera complex.

Mii-dera is temple 14 in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

Tags Place of WorshipBuddhist
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii-dera

Address Otsu, Japan

Coordinates 35°0'48.204" N 135°51'10.248" E

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