Zuisen Temple

Kinbyōzan Zuisen-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect in '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.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Flowers Temple”, “Kinbyō-zan Zuisen-ji”, “temple des fleurs”, “Zuisen-ji”, “Zuisen-ji Temple”, “瑞泉寺 (鎌倉市)”, “花の寺”, and “錦屏山瑞泉寺”
  • Address: 二階堂, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jōmyō-ji and Kamakura-gū.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikaidō and Yamanouchi.

Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . is situated 2½ km west of Zuisen Temple.

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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , .

Zuisen Temple

Latitude
35.32731° or 35° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
139.57468° or 139° 34′ 29″ east
Established
1327
Open location code
8Q7X8HGF+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1293828376
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q967723
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Zuisen Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زيزن جي”
  • Chinese: “瑞泉寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زيزن جى”
  • French: “temple Zuisen”
  • French: “Temple Zuisen”
  • French: “Zuisen-ji”
  • Georgian: “ძუისენ-ჯის ტაძარი”
  • Hungarian: “Zuiszen-dzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Zuisen-ji”
  • Japanese: “Zuisen-ji”
  • Japanese: “ずいせんじ”
  • Japanese: “瑞泉寺”
  • Polish: “Zuisen-ji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jizō-dō and Japanese dry garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bell Tower and 山門.

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