Ikoma, Nara
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in the north-west end of Nara Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 120,304, with 46,989 households
and the density
of 2,262.20 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km².
Cities of Japan
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located in the north-west end of Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 120,304, with 46,989 households
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
and the density
Population density
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of 2,262.20 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km².
Religious institutions
- Ikoma JinjaIkoma JinjaIkoma Jinja Shrine is a shinto shrine in Ikoma, Nara, JAPAN. The formal name of the shrine is 'Ikomaniimasu-Ikomatsuhiko Jinja'. This shrine is also known as 'Ikoma-Taisha', meaning a 'great shrine of Ikoma'.-History:...
- Hozan-jiHozan-jithumb|250pxHozan-ji is a Buddhist temple in Monzenmachi, Ikoma, Nara, Japan. It is also called 'Ikoma-Shoten' thumb|250pxHozan-ji (宝山寺 Hozanji) is a Buddhist temple in Monzenmachi, Ikoma, Nara, Japan. It is also called 'Ikoma-Shoten' thumb|250pxHozan-ji (宝山寺 Hozanji) is a Buddhist temple in...
- Chikurin-jiChikurin-jithumb|250px|Tomb of Gyokithumb|250px|Old Main HallChikurin-ji is a Buddhist temple, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan.-History:This temple is said to be established by a famous Japanese monk Gyoki in the 8th century, and well-known as a place where Gyoki himself was buried. Actually his silver urn with his...
- Chokyu-ji
- Chofuku-ji
- Enpuku-jiEnpuku-ji (Nara)thumb|250px|[[Hōkyōintō]] Stupasthumb|250px|Main HallEnpuku-ji is a Buddhist temple, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan.-History:The official history of the temple wrote that this temple was established in the Tenpyo-Shoho years from 749 to 757 by a famous Japanese monk Gyōki, however, the origin of this...
- Sekibutsu-Ji