Sugimotodera-Temple

Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamakura, , . The temple's full name is Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—4:15 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Nikaidō, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sugimoto-dera” and “Sugimoto-dera Temple”
  • Address: 鎌倉市二階堂９０３

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hōkoku Temple and Jōmyō-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for its bamboo garden, it is also known as "Bamboo Temple". is situated 360 metres south of Sugimotodera-Temple.

Buddhist temple
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Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, school, in Kamakura, , . is Number Five of the five temples known as Kamakura Gozan, and the only one of the five not founded by a member of the Hōjō clan. is situated 360 metres east of Sugimotodera-Temple.

Shinto shrine
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is a shrine in Kamakura, , . It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. is situated 370 metres north of Sugimotodera-Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikaidō and Kamakura.

Neighborhood
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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.

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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
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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.

Sugimotodera-Temple

Latitude
35.32263° or 35° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
139.56744° or 139° 34′ 3″ east
Open location code
8Q7X8HF8+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1773528431
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3503094
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Sugimotodera-Temple” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sugimoto-dera”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوجيموتو ديرا”
  • French: “Sugimoto-dera”
  • German: “Sugimoto-dera”
  • Hebrew: “סוגימוטו-דרה”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Sugimoto-dera”
  • Italian: “Sugimoto-dera”
  • Japanese: “杉本寺”
  • Russian: “Сугимото-дэра”

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