Yamanouchi

Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's , it is better known as Kita-Kamakura.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kita-Kamakura”, “Kitakamakura”, and “Yamanouchi, Kamakura”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Engaku-ji and Tokei-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or , is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains.

Buddhist temple
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Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera, is a and a former vihāra, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of in , Japan.

Buddhist temple
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Fugenzan is a Rinzai Zen temple of the school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, . It is also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas. The main object of worship is goddess Shō Kannon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.

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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , . It is a very popular destination among Tokyoites for its beaches, lively center and many temples. It is the perfect place to take a day off from Tokyo's stress.

Neighborhood
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is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in , , about 50 km south-south-west of . lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.

Suburb
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is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , . As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 124,845 and a density of 6,750 persons per km2. The total area was 18.55 km2. is situated 3 km north of Yamanouchi.

Yamanouchi

Latitude
35.33555° or 35° 20′ 8″ north
Longitude
139.54851° or 139° 32′ 55″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
8Q7X8GPX+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1800203492
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1848640
Wiki­data ID
Q8047902
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Yamanouchi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “山之內”
  • Chinese: “山之内”
  • Dutch: “Yamanouchi”
  • French: “Kita-Kamakura”
  • French: “Yamanouchi”
  • Japanese: “Yama-no-uchi”
  • Japanese: “やまのうち”
  • Japanese: “ヤマノウチ”
  • Japanese: “北鎌倉”
  • Japanese: “山ノ内”
  • Japanese: “山之内”
  • Japanese: “山内庄”
  • Persian: “یامانوئوچی، کاماکورا”

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Notable Places Nearby

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