Jorakuji Temple

Jorakuji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Jorakuji Temple is situated nearby to the island Tenjinjima, as well as near the peak Mt. Ogusu.

Photo: Tsuyoshi chiba, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Buddhist temple
Also known as: “Joraku Ji”, “Jōraku Ji”, and “Jōraku-ji Temple”
Address: 5, 2丁目, 横須賀市, 神奈川県 240-0104

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tateishi Park and Tenjinjima.

Tateishi Park

Park

Photo: Quercus acuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tateishi Park is situated 1¼ km northwest of Jorakuji Temple.

Tenjinjima

Island

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Tenjinjima is an island.

Mt. Ogusu

Peak

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Mt. Ogusu is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hayama and Zushi.

Hayama is a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshū, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the town had an estimated population of 32,961 and a population density of 1900 persons per km2. Hayama is situated 4½ km northwest of Jorakuji Temple.

Zushi

Photo: Tadashi Okoshi, CC BY 2.0.

Zushi is a small city in Kanagawa, Japan about an hour by train south of Tokyo. It is often visited for its beach, marina, and summer events. Though it has a few historic temples and similar scenery to neighboring Kamakura, it gets much fewer tourists.

Jorakuji Temple

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.23638° or 35° 14′ 11″ north

Longitude

139.60881° or 139° 36′ 32″ east

Elevation

37 metres (121 feet)

Levels

Open location code

8Q7X6JP5+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 957003892

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

11057029

Wikidata ID

Q107311423

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In Other Languages

“Jorakuji Temple” goes by many names.

Japanese: “じょうらくじ”
Japanese: “ジョウラクジ”
Japanese: “浄楽寺”

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