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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”, “Zuisen-ji”, “Zuisen-ji Temple”, “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 include Jōmyō-ji and Kamakura-gū.

Buddhist temple
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Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, school, in Kamakura, , . 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. is situated 540 metres southwest of Zuisen Temple.

Shinto shrine
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is a shrine in Kamakura, , . It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. is situated 730 metres west of Zuisen Temple.

Buddhist temple
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Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamakura, , . The temple's full name is Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera. is situated 1 km southwest of Zuisen Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikaidō and Yamanouchi.

Neighborhood
is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in , , about 50 km south-south-west of . lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's , it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. is situated 2½ km west of Zuisen Temple.

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

Zuisen Temple

Latitude
35.32731° or 35° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
139.57468° or 139° 34′ 29″ east
Inception
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 (鎌倉市)”
  • Chinese: “瑞泉寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زيزن جى”
  • French: “Kinbyō-zan Zuisen-ji”
  • French: “temple des fleurs”
  • 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”

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