Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. Engaku-ji is situated 160 metres southwest of Shariden.

Kita-Kamakura

Railway stop

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Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kita-Kamakura is situated 410 metres southwest of Shariden.

Meigetsu-in

Buddhist temple

Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.

Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas. The main object of worship is goddess Shō Kannon. Meigetsu-in is situated 540 metres southeast of Shariden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.

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.

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

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.

Shariden

Type: Shrine
Categories: Buddhist temple, building, and religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.33928° or 35° 20′ 21″ north

Longitude

139.54896° or 139° 32′ 56″ east

Inception

15th century

Open location code

8Q7X8GQX+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 189668359

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shrine

Wikidata ID

Q107020330

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Shariden” goes by many names.

French: “pavillon des reliquaires du temple Engaku”
French: “Pavillon des reliquaires”
French: “shariden du temple Engaku”
Japanese: “Shariden”
Japanese: “しゃりでん”
Japanese: “円覚寺舎利殿”
Spanish: “Shariden”

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