Hōkai-ji
Kinryūzan Shakuman-in Endon Hōkai-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Often called Hagidera, or "bush-clover temple", because those flowers are numerous in its garden, its existence is directly linked to a famous tragedy that on July 4, 1333 wiped out almost the entire Hōjō clan, ruler of Japan for 135 years.Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan
- Also known as: “Hōkai-ji Temple” and “Kinryūzan Shakuman-in Endon Hōkai-ji”
- Address: 鎌倉市小町３－５－２２
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine and Kamakura Museum of National Treasures.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine
Shinto shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums. Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine is situated 400 metres northwest of Hōkai-ji.
Kamakura Museum of National Treasures
Museum
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures or Kamakura Museum or Kamakura National Treasure House is a museum located on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura Museum of National Treasures is situated 300 metres north of Hōkai-ji.
Kamakura
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kamakura is situated 780 metres southwest of Hōkai-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.
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.
Nikaidō
Neighborhood
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
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.
Hōkai-ji
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.32212° or 35° 19′ 20″ northLongitude
139.55819° or 139° 33′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8HC5+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 167408517OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3146362
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Hōkai-ji” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “寶戒寺”
- Dutch: “Hōkai-ji”
- French: “Hōkai-ji”
- French: “Kinryūzan Shakuman-in Endon Hōkai-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hōkai-ji”
- Japanese: “宝戒寺”
- Japanese: “寶戒寺”
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