The train ride only takes about 1/2 hour traveling from Tokyo. Once you arrive at the Kotoku-in Temple, you first pass main entrance where you pay the ...More |
Description: The focal point at this temple is the highly acclaimed statue of the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon. It is believed that in 721 the priest Tokudo used half ... More |
Description: Dedicated to the Minamoto family's guardian, the god of war, this shrine is believed to date to 1063. Noted for its striking vermilion embellished and ... More |
Description: This simple, understated tiny shrine is sometimes referred to as the Zaimokuza's neighborhood shrine because in 1908 it was combined with other ... More |
Description: The shrine is dedicated to Benzaiten, the Goddess of Good Fortune Zeniarai or "Money Washing" temple is highly acclaimed for its spring which is ... More |
Description: Established in 1104, this red-lacquered shrine honors the patron of scholarship and academics, Michizane Sugawara (better known by his divine name, ... More |
Description: This Shingon-Ritsu sect temple, which was established in 1259 by Shigetoki Hojo and a priest called Nisho, is dedicated to Sakayamuni (Shaka ... More |
Description: This Rinzai-sect temple is Kamakura's oldest and was established in 1200 by the priest, Eisai with backing by Yoritomo Minamoto's wife. It is believed ... More |
Description: This small Jodo-sect temple is often ignored by tourists, but appreciated by historians. With backing from Yoshisada Nitta it was ... |
Description: In 1636 Lady Eisho (nee Katchi no Tsubone) established this Jodo sect nunnery. She was the great, great granddaughter of Dokan Ota (father of Tokyo) ... More |
Description: The Museum of Modern Art in Kamakura, houses an impressive collection of modern Japanese art—oil paintings by renowned artistes like Yuichi Takahashi, ... More |
Description: Formerly known as Choraku-ji, this Jodo-sect temple was established in 1225 by Yoritomo's wife, Masako, for her husband's after life. In keeping with ... More |
Description: Kamakura's biggest temple is also one of its oldest and is located in the lush Hikigayatsu Valley. This Nichiren-sect temple was established as a Hiki ... More |
Description: This shrine complex is quite young by Japanese standards and was finished in time for a visit by Emperor Meiji in 1873. The treasure house holds ... More |
Description: Situated in the hilly area above Zaimoku Beach where it was removed in 1243 is this grand and dignified Jodo sect temple. Several buildings make up ... More |
Description: While living in a cave near the entrance gate for about three years, Nichiren wrote his treatise that Japan would be doomed if false religions were ... More |
Description: Among Kamakura's very old, but small temples is Enmei-ji, which was established by Tokiyori Hojo's wife around 1260, under the Jodo (the nyorai of ... More |
Description: In honor of the Hojo family and especially to appease Takatoki's ghost, Emperor Go-Daigo established this Tendai-sect temple in 1335. Documents tell ... More |
Description: Formerly known as "Gokuraku-ji," this temple was founded in 1188 under the Rinzai sect of Buddhism. The green copper roof of the building is quite ... More |
Description: Located on the side of a hill with caves in the background and under a canopy of trees is this often overlooked Shingon temple. Just four years before ... More |
Description: This small temple was established in 1283 by Murotoki, the grandson of Tokimune, the sixth Kamakura regent. It is ranked fourth among the "Gozan" or ... More |
Description: This is a tiny museum consisting of only one room with a core collection of selected masterpieces of art from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. ... More |
Description: As the buildings are very new, this temple is better known for its lovely grounds. Some of the miracles attributed to Nichiren supposedly ... |
Description: A tiny and cozy temple located near Hase-dera, has a stupendous number of flowers in the small compound. Throughout the year sasanquas (camellias), ... More |
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