Myo-in Temple
Myo-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Myo-in Temple is situated nearby to the park 二ツ橋児童遊園, as well as near the church アルペなんみんセンター.Photo: Twkz0731, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Myōō-in” and “Myōō-in Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jōmyō-ji and Hōkoku Temple.
Jōmyō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, Kenchō-ji school, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Jōmyō-ji 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. Jōmyō-ji is situated 570 metres northwest of Myo-in Temple.
Hōkoku Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for its bamboo garden, it is also known as "Bamboo Temple". Hōkoku Temple is situated 720 metres west of Myo-in Temple.
Zuisen Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
Kinbyōzan Zuisen-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect in Nikaidō's Momijigayatsu Valley in Kamakura, Japan. During the Muromachi period it was the family temple of the Ashikaga rulers of Kamakura : four of the five kubō are buried there in a private cemetery closed to the public and first kubō Ashikaga Motouji's is also known by the name Zuisen-ji-den. Zuisen Temple is situated 790 metres north of Myo-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and 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.
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.
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.
Myo-in Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.32035° or 35° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
139.57652° or 139° 34′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8HCG+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1774349339OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11512448
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Myo-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Myōō-in”
- Japanese: “明王院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 二ツ橋児童遊園 and アルペなんみんセンター.
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