Ōmachi in Kanagawa
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An'yō-in (Kamakura)

An'yō-in is a Jōdo shū Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its azaleas, it was named after its founder's (great historical figure Hōjō Masako) posthumous name. The main object of worship is Amida Nyorai, but it also enshrines Senju Kannon, Goddess of Mercy. An’yō-in is Number three of the 33 temples of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit.

Located at 35.3141, 139.555 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Buddhism in Japan

Tōshō-ji

was the Hōjō clan's family temple in Kamakura during the Kamakura period. Its founder was Taikō Gyōyū and it was constructed in 1237 by Hōjō Yasutoki in memory of his mother, who had her tomb there. According to the Taiheiki, from its foundation until the end of the Kamakura shogunate every regent was buried there. The temple no longer exists, since it was set on fire by the Hōjō themselves when the entire family committed suicide after Nitta Yoshisada's invasion of Kamakura on July 4, 1333.

Located at 35.3204, 139.559 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, History of Kanagawa Prefecture

Moto Hachiman

Moto Hachiman is a small but very old and historically important Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Pref. , Japan.

Located at 35.3127, 139.553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa, Shinto shrines in Kanagawa Prefecture

Komachi (Kanagawa)

Komachi is a locality (a machi or chō) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, defined as the part of town north of the Ebisubashi bridge on the Namerigawa. The part of town south of the same bridge is called Ōmachi .

Located at 35.3186, 139.552 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Ōmachi (Kanagawa)

Ōmachi is a locality (a machi or chō) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, defined as the part of town south of the Ebisubashi bridge on the Namerigawa. The part of town north of the same bridge is called Komachi .

Located at 35.3139, 139.554 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Komachi Ōji

is a street in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that begins at Sujikaebashi (locality named after a bridge which no longer exists) from the Kanazawa Kaidō, crosses Yoko Ōji, passes in front of Hōkai-ji and Honkaku-ji, crosses the Ebisudōbashi Bridge (see photo), Ōmachi Ōji and Kuruma Ōji, reaches Moto Hachiman and Kōmyō-ji, and finally ends in Zaimokuza near Wakaejima. It is believed this is what the Azuma Kagami calls "Komachi Ōji" and other texts "Komachi Kōji".

Located at 35.3172, 139.553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Ōmachi Ōji

is the name of a street in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, which begins at Geba Yotsukado and ends at the Nagoshi Pass. It takes its name from the district of Ōmachi, which it crosses. At the time of the shogunate it was the most important road that went from east to west. The entertainment and red-light district of the city used to be at the intersection between Komachi Ōji and Ōmachi Ōji.

Located at 35.3147, 139.553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Nikaidō

is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nikaidō lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado. The name is still sometimes used. In it lie famous temples and shrines like Zuisen-ji, Egara Tenjinsha, Kamakura-gū and Kakuon-ji. It's in Nikaidō that first Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo built Yōfuku-ji, one of his most important temples.

Located at 35.3223, 139.566 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa

Myōhō–ji

Myōhō–ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu, or the Valley of Pine Needles, where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut. The temple has also close ties with Prince Morinaga and the Imperial House.

Located at 35.3129, 139.559 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Nichiren Buddhism

Ankokuron-ji

Ankokuron-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu (Valley of Pine Needles where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut.

Located at 35.3115, 139.559 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Nichiren Buddhism

Chōshō-ji

Chōshō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It's one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu (Valley of Pine Needles where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut. The first part of its name derives from the founder's last name, the second is an alternative reading of the characters for Nagakatsu, the founder's first name.

Located at 35.3102, 139.557 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Nichiren Buddhism

Hōkai-ji (Kamakura)

is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Often called Hagidera, or "bush-clover temple", because those flowers are numerous in its garden, its existence is directly linked to a famous tragedy that on July 4, 1333 wiped out almost the entire Hōjō clan, ruler of Japan for 135 years.

Located at 35.3222, 139.558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa