Goryō Shrine

Goryō Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Goryō Shrine is situated nearby to the historic site 弓立の松, as well as near the stone 袂石手玉石.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Gongorō Shrine” and “Goryō-jinja”
Address: 坂ノ下三丁目, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hase-dera temple and Gokurakuji Station.

Hase-dera temple

Buddhist temple

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Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon, an eleven-headed manifestation of the Bodhisattva Kannon. Hase-dera temple is situated 140 metres north of Goryō Shrine.

Gokurakuji Station

Railway station

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Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in the Gokurakuji neighborhood of Kamakura, Japan. Gokurakuji Station is situated 430 metres southwest of Goryō Shrine.

Kosokuji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Kosokuji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 240 metres north of Goryō Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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.

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. Yamanouchi is situated 3 km northeast of Goryō Shrine.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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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. Nikaidō is situated 4 km northeast of Goryō Shrine.

Goryō Shrine

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

35.31111° or 35° 18′ 40″ north

Longitude

139.5328° or 139° 31′ 58″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8G6M+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390566748

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11489364

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Korean—“Goryō Shrine” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Goryō-jinja”
French: “sanctuaire de Goryō”
French: “Sanctuaire de Goryō”
Indonesian: “Kuil Goryō”
Japanese: “御霊神社 (鎌倉市)”
Japanese: “御霊神社”
Japanese: “権五郎神社”
Japanese: “鎌倉権五郎神社”
Korean: “고료 신사”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goryo Jinja Shrine and 弓立の松.

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