Kōtoku-in
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji.Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Σ６４, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kotoku In”, “Kōtoku In”, and “Kōtoku-in Temple”
Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Buddha of Kamakura and Kamakura Museum of Literature.
Great Buddha of Kamakura
Work of art
Photo: Dirk Beyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji.
Kamakura Museum of Literature
Museum
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
The Kamakura Museum of Literature is a small museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that contains material about writers who have lived, died, or were active in the city of Kamakura itself. Kamakura Museum of Literature is situated 340 metres southeast of Kōtoku-in.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Twkz0731, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. According to the ancient document History of Amanawa-ji Shinmei-gū kept by the shrine, the founder of the shrine is famous priest Gyōki; a powerful and rich man named Tokitada Someya supported the construction. Amanawa Shinmei Shrine is situated 310 metres south of Kōtoku-in.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.
Kamakura
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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. Nikaidō is situated 3½ km northeast of Kōtoku-in.
Kōtoku-in
- Category: Buddhist temple
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.31687° or 35° 19′ 1″ northLongitude
139.53582° or 139° 32′ 9″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8Q7X8G8P+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 490003820OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Kōtoku-in” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kōtoku-in”
- Basque: “Kotokuin”
- Catalan: “Kōtoku-in”
- Central Bikol: “Kotoku-in”
- Chinese: “高德院”
- Czech: “Kótokuin”
- Danish: “Kōtoku-in”
- Dutch: “Kotoku-in”
- Esperanto: “Kōtoku-in”
- Estonian: “Kōtoku-in”
- Finnish: “Kōtoku-in”
- French: “Kōtoku-in”
- French: “temple Kōtoku”
- German: “Kōtoku-in”
- Gujarati: “કો-તક-ઇન”
- Hebrew: “קוטוקו-אין”
- Hindi: “को तक-ईन”
- Hungarian: “Kótoku-in”
- Indonesian: “Kōtoku-in”
- Italian: “Kōtoku-in”
- Japanese: “こうとくいん”
- Japanese: “コウトクイン”
- Japanese: “大異山高徳院清浄泉寺”
- Japanese: “鎌倉大仏殿高徳院”
- Japanese: “高徳院”
- Korean: “고토쿠인”
- Malayalam: “കോടോകു-ഇൻ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kōtoku-in”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kōtoku-in”
- Norwegian: “Kōtoku-in”
- Persian: “کوتوکو-این”
- Polish: “Kōtoku-in”
- Portuguese: “Kōtoku-in”
- Rakhine: “ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်”
- Russian: “Котоку-ин”
- Sanskrit: “को तक इन”
- Sinhala: “කෝතොකු-ඉන්”
- Slovenian: “Kotoku-in”
- Spanish: “Kōtoku-in”
- Swedish: “Kōtoku-in”
- Tamil: “கோத்தோக்கு-இன்”
- Thai: “โคโตกูอิง”
- Turkish: “Kōtoku-in”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kōtoku-in”
- Wu Chinese: “高德院”
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