Gokuraku-ji

Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, , . It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Gokuraku Ji”, “Gokuraku-ji Temple”, “Gokurakuji Temple”, “仏法寺”, and “仏法寺跡”
  • Address: 7, 極楽寺三丁目, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gokurakuji Station and Hase-dera temple.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the… is situated 100 metres south of Gokuraku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one… is situated 470 metres northeast of Gokuraku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 300 metres southeast of Gokuraku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Gokuraku-ji.

Locality
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is the name of a region along the coast of in , central . is situated 4 km west of Gokuraku-ji.

Gokuraku-ji

Latitude
35.31012° or 35° 18′ 36″ north
Longitude
139.5288° or 139° 31′ 44″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8Q7X8G6H+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 706110565
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11058863
Wiki­data ID
Q1534486
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Gokuraku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “極樂寺 (鎌倉市)”
  • Chinese: “極樂寺”
  • Dutch: “Gokuraku-ji”
  • French: “gokuraku-ji”
  • French: “Gokuraku-ji”
  • German: “Gokuraku-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Gokuraku-ji”
  • Japanese: “ごくらくじ”
  • Japanese: “ゴクラクジ”
  • Japanese: “極楽寺”
  • Turkish: “Gokuraku-ji Tapınağı”

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