Gokurakuji Station

Gokurakuji Station is a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in the Gokurakuji neighborhood of the city of Kamakura, , .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Gokurakuji”, “Gokurakuji Eki”, and “Gokurakuji-eki

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gokuraku-ji and Joju-in Temple.

Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, , . It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then. is situated 100 metres north of Gokurakuji Station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 280 metres east of Gokurakuji Station.

Buddhist temple
Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of in , , famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon, an eleven-headed manifestation of the Bodhisattva Kannon. is situated 540 metres northeast of Gokurakuji Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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
Photo: Syced, CC0.
is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's , it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. is situated 3½ km northeast of Gokurakuji Station.

Locality
is the name of a region along the coast of in , central . Centered on , about 60 kilometers southwest of , the region stretches from in the west to in the east, including Ōiso, Hiratsuka, and Chigasaki. is situated 4 km west of Gokurakuji Station.

Gokurakuji Station

Latitude
35.30921° or 35° 18′ 33″ north
Longitude
139.52867° or 139° 31′ 43″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Operator
江ノ島電鉄
Open location code
8Q7X8G5H+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8063948630
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7551563
Wiki­data ID
Q858997
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Gokurakuji Station” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: ဂေါ့ခုရခုဂျိဘူတာ
  • Chinese: 极乐寺站
  • Chinese: 極樂寺
  • Chinese: 極樂寺站
  • Chinese: 極樂寺車站
  • French: Gokurakuji
  • German: Bahnhof Gokurakuji
  • Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת גוקוראקוג’י
  • Japanese: EN11
  • Japanese: Gokurakuji
  • Japanese: ごくらくじ
  • Japanese: ごくらくじえき
  • Japanese: ゴクラクジエキ
  • Japanese: 極楽寺
  • Japanese: 極楽寺駅
  • Korean: 고쿠라쿠지
  • Korean: 고쿠라쿠지역
  • Ukrainian: Ґокуракуджі

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