Bankei Sanso Hut (full details here) The Bankei Sanso Hut was built in 1965 as a forest workers’ hut, and is currently managed and maintained by the Bankei-sanso Hut Volunteer Society. The spacious two-story hut sleeps approximately 100 people. It is located about 3 hours up the Mt. Soranuma summer trail. In 1633, at age eleven, Bankei Yotaku was banished from his family's home because of his consuming engagement with the Confucian texts that all schoolboys were required to copy and recite. Visiting Bankei. Those traveling to Bankei are sure to enjoy the sights to see and things to do. There are 52 hotels and other accommodations in the surrounding area. The closest major airport is in Sapporo (CTS-New Chitose), 35.8 mi (57.7 km) from the city center. Sightseeing and Staying in Bankei. Bankei Yotaku, a Japanese Rinzai Zen Master, and the abbot of the Ryomon-Ji and Nyono-Ji, is the best known for his views on the Unborn. Suzuki mentions Bankei along with Dogen and Hakuin are the most important Japanese Zen masters and Bankei's Unborn Zen is one of the most original developments in the entire history of Zen thought. Bankei Zen: 1.11: “The Kappa” When I was young, there was a notorious thief in these parts called ‘the Kappa,’ a fellow on the order of Kumasaka Chōhan, who would boldly rob.
Bankei is a neighborhood in Japan. Bankei is situated southwest of Morinomiya-nijō.| Overview | Map | Photo Map | Satellite | Directions |
Notable Places in the Area
Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium
The Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, also known as the Miyanomori-Schanze is a ski jumping venue located in the Miyanomori area in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.Bankei Unborn
Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium
The Ōkurayama Ski Jump Stadium, also known as the Ōkurayama-Schanze is a ski jumping venue located in the Miyanomori area in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Photo: Hwoarang17, Public domain.Araiyama
Araiyama is situated 2½ km northeast of Bankei. Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.Maruyama zoo
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Maruyama zoo is situated 3 km northeast of Bankei. Photo: Ozizo, CC0.Localities in the Area
Nishi
Nishi is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. Nishi is situated 5 km north of Bankei.Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku is situated 6 km northeast of Bankei. Photo: Kuriki, Public domain.Sapporo
Sapporo is the capital and largest city of the northern island of Hokkaido. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Bankei
- Type: Neighborhood
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
| 43.0314° or 43° 1' 53' north | Longitude 141.2776° or 141° 16' 39.3' east |
| 272 metres (892 feet) | OpenStreetMap ID node 7258093469 |
| 11999183 |
Also Known As
- Japanese: Bankei
- Japanese: ばんけい
- Japanese: バンケイ
- Japanese: 盤渓
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Localities
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Landmarks
- Bankei Shimin no MoriPark
- Kokuan JiTemple
- Kobayashi TōgePass
- Horomi TōgePass
Other Places
- Sapporo Shiritsu Bankei ShōgakkōSchool
- Bankei Ski JōResort
- Miyanomori Jump KyōgijōFacility
- Bankei-kitanosawa TunnelTunnel
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