Enkyū-ji Temple
Enkyū-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Enkyū-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 八雲神社, as well as near the forest 常盤山県有緑地-エリア1-4-#R.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kōtoku-in and Hase-dera temple.
Kōtoku-in
Building
Photo: Σ６４, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji. Kōtoku-in is situated 1 km southeast of Enkyū-ji Temple.
Hase-dera temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon, an eleven-headed manifestation of the Bodhisattva Kannon. Hase-dera temple is situated 1¼ km southeast of Enkyū-ji Temple.
Sasuke Inari Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Houze, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sasuke Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura and the site of the Hidden Village of Kamakura. It is located very near the Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine. Sasuke Inari Shrine is situated 1 km east of Enkyū-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.
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.
Yamanouchi
Neighborhood
Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura.
Fujisawa
Photo: Guwashi999, CC BY 2.0.
Fujisawa is a small town in Kanagawa, Japan, near Kamakura. It is also the name of the municipality that encompasses Shonandai and Enoshima island.
Enkyū-ji Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Tokiwa, Japan
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.32229° or 35° 19′ 20″ northLongitude
139.5277° or 139° 31′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8GCH+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1821150679OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11394727
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Enkyū-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Enkyū-ji”
- Japanese: “円久寺”
- Japanese: “圓久寺”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 八雲神社 and 円久寺裏 入口広場.
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