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Jōchi-ji

Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Jochi Ji”, “Jōchi Ji”, “Jōchi Temple”, and “Jōchi-ji Temple”
  • Address: 鎌倉市, 神奈川県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokei-ji and Engaku-ji.

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. is situated 130 metres northwest of Jōchi-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or , is one of the most important Zen Buddhist complexes in and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. is situated 530 metres north of Jōchi-ji.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.
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. is situated 510 metres east of Jōchi-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.

Neighborhood
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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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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
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.

Jōchi-ji

Latitude
35.33348° or 35° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.54633° or 139° 32′ 47″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Inception
1283
Open location code
8Q7X8GMW+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 847193648
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
8726276
Wiki­data ID
Q1504539
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Jōchi-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “净智寺”
  • Chinese: “淨智寺”
  • Chinese: “金峰山”
  • Dutch: “Jōchi-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوتشى جى”
  • French: “Jōchi-ji”
  • French: “temple Jōchi”
  • French: “Temple Jōchi”
  • German: “Jochi-ji”
  • German: “Jōchi-ji”
  • German: “Jochiji”
  • German: “Jōchiji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Jōchi-ji”
  • Japanese: “Jōchi-ji”
  • Japanese: “じょうちじ”
  • Japanese: “浄智寺”
  • Spanish: “Jōchi-ji”

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