Kenchō-ji

Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, , , which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • …is also known as “Kenchō-ji Temple”
  • …dates from 1253
  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
  • Description: temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine and Meigetsu-in.
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Shinto shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto… is situated 1 km south of Kenchō-ji.
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Buddhist temple
Fugenzan is a Rinzai Zen temple of the… is situated 480 metres northwest of Kenchō-ji.
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Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 410 metres southwest of Kenchō-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Nikaidō.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , .
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Neighborhood
is the name of one of the administrative units…
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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , .

Kenchō-ji

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Latitude
35.33243° or 35° 19′ 57″ north
Longitude
139.55596° or 139° 33′ 22″ east
Open location code
8Q7X8HJ4+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 695599052
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
8726273
Wiki­data ID
Q1396078

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Kenchō-ji” goes by many names.
Kenchō-jiCatalan
建長寺Chinese
Kenchō-jiDutch
كينشو جىEgyptian Arabic
Kenchō-jiFrench
Temple KenchōFrench
Kenchō-jiGerman
Κέντσο-τζιGreek
ΚοφουκουσάνGreek
Kenchō-jiIndonesian
Wihara Kenchō-jiIndonesian
Kenchō-jiItalian
Kenchō-jiJapanese
けんちょうじJapanese
ケンチョウジJapanese
巨福山Japanese
建長寺Japanese
建長興国禅寺Japanese
کنچو-جیPersian
Kenchō-jiPolish
Kenchō-jiSpanish
Kenchō-jiWelsh

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