Chōshō-in Temple
Chōshō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Chōshō-in Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 宇賀神社, as well as near the Buddhist temple 本堂.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Ji-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Fujisawa, Japan
- Also known as: “Oguri-dō” and “長生院小栗堂”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shojokoji and Suwa Shrine.
Shojokoji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shōjōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the headquarters of the Ji-shu branch of Pure Land Buddhism, founded in the Kamakura period by Ippen. Shojokoji is situated 130 metres southwest of Chōshō-in Temple.
Suwa Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Chōshō-in Temple.
Fujisawa-shuku Exchange Center
Tourism office
Fujisawa-shuku Exchange Center is a tourism office, which is situated 320 metres southwest of Chōshō-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shōnan and Yamanouchi.
Shōnan
Locality
Photo: Quercus acuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shōnan is the name of a region along the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan. Centered on Sagami River, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shōnan region stretches from Ninomiya in the west to Fujisawa in the east, including Ōiso, Hiratsuka, and Chigasaki. Shōnan is situated 4½ km south of Chōshō-in Temple.
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. Yamanouchi is situated 6 km east of Chōshō-in Temple.
Sakae-ku
Suburb
Sakae-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 124,845 and a density of 6,750 persons per km2. The total area was 18.55 km2. Sakae-ku is situated 6 km east of Chōshō-in Temple.
Chōshō-in Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.349° or 35° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
139.48916° or 139° 29′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8FXQ+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2204199272OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q22119407
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Korean—“Chōshō-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Chōshō-in”
- Japanese: “小栗堂”
- Japanese: “長照院”
- Japanese: “長生院”
- Korean: “조쇼인”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 宇賀神社 and 本堂.
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