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Kanagawa
Kamakura

Jufuku-ji

Kikokuzan Kongō Jufuku Zenji, usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, , .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Jufuku-ji Temple”
  • Address: 鎌倉市扇ガ谷１－１７－７

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eishōji and Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine.

Buddhist temple
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Eisho-ji is a Jōdo-shū temple in Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, and is the sole nunnery in Kamakura. The mountain name is Tokozan. Okaji no Kata, a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu, took the name Eishoin after her pabbajja and founded the temple.

Shinto shrine
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, , . The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums. is situated 540 metres east of Jufuku-ji.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in , Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 580 metres south of Jufuku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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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.

Neighborhood
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.

Jufuku-ji

Latitude
35.32432° or 35° 19′ 28″ north
Longitude
139.55011° or 139° 33′ 0″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Inception
1200
Open location code
8Q7X8HF2+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1778085175
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q167087
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Jufuku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “壽福寺”
  • Dutch: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوفوكو جى”
  • French: “Jufuku-ji”
  • French: “temple Jufuku”
  • French: “Temple Jufuku”
  • German: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Jufuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “じゅふくじ”
  • Japanese: “亀谷山”
  • Japanese: “寿福寺”
  • Japanese: “寿福金剛禅寺”
  • Persian: “جوفوکو-جی”
  • Polish: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Spanish: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Swedish: “Jufuku-ji”
  • Welsh: “Jufuku-ji”

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