Honkō-ji Temple

Honkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Honkō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Tsuji no Yakushidō, as well as near the Shinto shrine Moto Hachiman.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moto Hachiman and Tsuji no Yakushidō.

Moto Hachiman

Shinto shrine

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Moto Hachiman is a small but very old and historically important Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Moto Hachiman is situated 130 metres west of Honkō-ji Temple.

Tsuji no Yakushidō

Buddhist temple

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Tsuji no Yakushidō is a Buddhist temple.

An’yō-in

Buddhist temple

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An’yō-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Ōmachi neighborhood of the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Gionzan An'yō-in Chōraku-ji. An’yō-in is situated 190 metres northeast of Honkō-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.

Kamakura

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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.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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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.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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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 2½ km north of Honkō-ji Temple.

Honkō-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Ōmachi, Japan
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.31279° or 35° 18′ 46″ north

Longitude

139.554° or 139° 33′ 14″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8H73+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6406399723

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11520762

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Honkō-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Honkō-ji”
Japanese: “本興寺”
Japanese: “辻の本興寺”
Japanese: “鎌倉本興寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 旗立の松 and Jōgyō-ji Temple.

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