Zuisen Ji

Zuisen Ji is a temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Zuisen Ji is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Zuisen Temple, as well as near the neighborhood Nikaidō.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuisen Temple and Jōmyō-ji.

Zuisen Temple

Buddhist temple

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Kinbyōzan Zuisen-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect in Nikaidō's Momijigayatsu Valley in Kamakura, Japan. During the Muromachi period it was the family temple of the Ashikaga rulers of Kamakura : four of the five kubō are buried there in a private cemetery closed to the public and first kubō Ashikaga Motouji's is also known by the name Zuisen-ji-den.

Jōmyō-ji

Buddhist temple

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Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, Kenchō-ji school, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Jōmyō-ji is Number Five of the five temples known as Kamakura Gozan, and the only one of the five not founded by a member of the Hōjō clan. Jōmyō-ji is situated 560 metres southwest of Zuisen Ji.

Kamakura-gū

Shinto shrine

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Kamakura-gū is a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. Kamakura-gū is situated 790 metres west of Zuisen Ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikaidō and Yamanouchi.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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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.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. Yamanouchi is situated 2½ km west of Zuisen Ji.

Kamakura

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Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan. 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.

Zuisen Ji

Type: Temple
Category: religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.32705° or 35° 19′ 37″ north

Longitude

139.57543° or 139° 34′ 32″ east

Elevation

85 metres (279 feet)

Open location code

8Q7X8HGG+R5

GeoNames ID

8726207

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In Other Languages

“Zuisen Ji” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ずいせんじ”
Japanese: “ズイセンジ”
Japanese: “瑞泉寺”

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