Hon’en Ji

Hon’en Ji is a temple in Hayama-machi, Miura district, Kanagawa. Hon’en Ji is situated nearby to the peak Mt. Ogusu, as well as near the town Hayama.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsukayama Park and Mt. Ogusu.

Tsukayama Park

Park

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Tsukayama Park is situated 1½ km north of Hon’en Ji.

Mt. Ogusu

Peak

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Mt. Ogusu is a peak.

Yokosuka Parking Area

Rest area

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Yokosuka Parking Area is a rest area, which is situated 2 km southeast of Hon’en Ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yokosuka and Hayama.

Yokosuka is a major city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Yokosuka city is on the coast and near to sea. The population is about 420,000 in Yokosuka city. Because of the naval base, many Americans are among its population.

Hayama

Town

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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 west of Hon’en Ji.

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.

Hon’en Ji

Type: Temple
Category: religion
Location: Hayama-machi, Miura district, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.26596° or 35° 15′ 58″ north

Longitude

139.63485° or 139° 38′ 6″ east

Elevation

71 metres (233 feet)

Open location code

8Q7X7J8M+9W

GeoNames ID

11057591

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In Other Languages

“Hon’en Ji” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ほんえんじ”
Japanese: “ホンエンジ”
Japanese: “本円寺”

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