Tendai San
Tendai San is a hill in Kamakura, Kanagawa and has an elevation of 120 metres. Tendai San is situated nearby to the locality Momijigayatsu, as well as near the neighborhood Nikaidō.Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and Yamanouchi.
Nikaidō
Neighborhood
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
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 Tendai San.
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.
Tendai San
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Tendai San” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tendai San”
- Dutch: “Tendai San”
- Japanese: “てんだいさん”
- Japanese: “テンダイサン”
- Japanese: “天台山”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Momijigayatsu and Kamegafuchi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zuisen Ji and Eifukuji Ato.
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