Jōei-ji Temple

Jōei-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Jōei-ji Temple is situated near the Shinto shrine Yakumo Jinja Shrine, as well as near the stone 新羅三郎　手玉石.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Ōmachi, Japan
Also known as: “Botamochi-dera”, “ぼたもち寺”, “常栄寺(ぼたもち寺)”, and “牡丹餅寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yakumo Jinja Shrine and Kamakura Station.

Yakumo Jinja Shrine

Shinto shrine

Yakumo Jinja Shrine

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Yakumo Jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Kamakura Station

Railway station

Kamakura Station

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Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka… Kamakura Station is situated 520 metres northwest of Jōei-ji Temple.

An’yō-in

Buddhist temple

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An’yō-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Ōmachi… An’yō-in is situated 220 metres southeast of Jōei-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.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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Nikaidō is the name of one of the administrative units…

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Jōei-ji Temple

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.31582° or 35° 18′ 57″ north

Longitude

139.55434° or 139° 33′ 16″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8H83+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

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

Indonesian: “Wihara Jōei-ji”
Japanese: “常栄寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 新羅三郎　手玉石 and 大町会館.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 常栄寺(ぼたもち寺) and 寶蔵殿.

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