Junisho Shrine
Junisho Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Junisho Shrine is situated nearby to the park 十二所ひよどり公園, as well as near the church アルペなんみんセンター.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Jūniso-jinja (Kamakura)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zuisen Temple and Jōmyō-ji.
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 730 metres northwest of Junisho Shrine.
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 1 km west of Junisho Shrine.
Myo-in Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Twkz0731, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Myo-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 540 metres southwest of Junisho Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and Zushi.
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.
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.
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.
Junisho Shrine
- Categories: Kumano shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.32339° or 35° 19′ 24″ northLongitude
139.58111° or 139° 34′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8HFJ+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 1791187587OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q131577439
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Junisho Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “十二所神社”
- French: “sanctuaire de Junisho”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Junisho”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Junisho”
- Japanese: “十二天明神社”
- Japanese: “十二天社”
- Japanese: “十二所神社”
- Japanese: “熊野十二所権現社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 十二所ひよどり公園 and アルペなんみんセンター.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as 十二所神社 and 峰本.
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