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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū

is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the geographical and cultural center of the city of Kamakura, which has largely grown around it and its 1.8 km approach. It is the venue of many of its most important festivals, and hosts two museums.

Located at 35.3247, 139.556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1063 establishments, 1190s architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1828, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Shinto shrines in Kanagawa Prefecture

Engaku-ji

Not to be confused with Enryaku-ji in Kyoto. Zuirokuzan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the south of Tokyo.

Located at 35.3378, 139.548 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1282 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, National Treasures of Japan, Rinzai temples, Kamakura period

Kenchō-ji

Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents. Still very large, it originally had a full shichidō garan and 49 subtemples.

Located at 35.3317, 139.555 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1253 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

Tōkei-ji

, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera), is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki in 1285. It is best known as a historic refuge for women who were abused by their husbands. It is for this reason sometimes referred to as the "Divorce Temple".

Located at 35.3352, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1285 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Engaku-ji temples

Kita-Kamakura Station

Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Located at 35.3381, 139.544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yokosuka Line, Shonan Shinjuku Line, Kamakura, Kanagawa

Yamanouchi, Kamakura

Yamanouchi, Kamakura is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's (JR) Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. It lies within the Ofuna administrative subdivision of the city of Kamakura.

Located at 35.3371, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Meigetsu-in

Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its hydrangeas, it's also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas (ajisai-dera). The main object of worship is goddess Shō Kannon (聖観音).

Located at 35.3349, 139.551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

Jōchi-ji

Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.

Located at 35.3334, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1283 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

Nishi Mikado

is the name of a neighborhood (a chō) in Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nishi Mikado lies north-east of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū.

Located at 35.3286, 139.56 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Ōkura Bakufu

(also called Ōkura Gosho is the name of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo's first government. It took its name from the location in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, where Yoritomo's palace used to stand. Ōkura in Kamakura is defined as the area comprised between Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, the Asaina Pass, the Namerigawa river and the Zen temple of Zuisen-ji.

Located at 35.3245, 139.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa, History of Kanagawa Prefecture

Chōju-ji (Kamakura)

is a Rinzai Buddhist temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Yamanouchi (a.k.a. Kita-Kamakura), near Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies between two Kita-Kamakura landmarks, the entrance of the Kamegayatsu Pass and Kenchō-ji, the oldest Zen monastery in Japan. Chōju-ji is one of two bodaiji, or funeral temples, dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, founder of the dynasty of shoguns that carries his name. (The other is Kyoto's Tōji-in.

Located at 35.3317, 139.551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

Tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo

The tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo (see photo below) is a monument in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, located some hundred meters north of the site where the palace called Ōkura Bakufu, seat of Minamoto no Yoritomo's government, once stood. Although there is no evidence his remains are actually there, it is commonly assumed to be the resting place of Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder and first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate.

Located at 35.3262, 139.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa, Cemeteries in Japan, Minamoto clan, Kamakura shoguns, Samurai, People of Heian-period Japan, People of Kamakura-period Japan, Buildings and structures in Kanagawa Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Kanagawa Prefecture