Kōtoku-in

Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of in , . Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji.
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  • Type: Canopy
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kōtoku-in Temple”, “大異山高徳院清浄泉寺”, and “鎌倉大仏殿高徳院”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Great Buddha of Kamakura and Kamakura Museum of Literature.

Work of art
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Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect…

Museum
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The is a small museum… is situated 340 metres southeast of Kōtoku-in.

Shinto shrine
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was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in . is situated 310 metres south of Kōtoku-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , .

Neighborhood
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is the name of one of the administrative units… is situated 3½ km northeast of Kōtoku-in.

Kōtoku-in

Latitude
35.31687° or 35° 19′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.53582° or 139° 32′ 9″ east
Open location code
8Q7X8G8P+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 490003820
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­roof
Wiki­data ID
Q672056
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Kōtoku-in” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Basque: “Kotokuin”
  • Bengali: “কো তক ইন”
  • Catalan: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Central Bikol: “Kotoku-in”
  • Chinese: “高德院”
  • Czech: “Kótokuin”
  • Danish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Dutch: “Kotoku-in”
  • Esperanto: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Estonian: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Finnish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • French: “Kōtoku-in”
  • French: “temple Kōtoku”
  • German: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Gujarati: “કો-તક-ઇન”
  • Hebrew: “קוטוקו-אין”
  • Hindi: “को तक-ईन”
  • Hungarian: “Kótoku-in”
  • Indonesian: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Italian: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Japanese: “高徳院”
  • Khmer: “គូតុគុ-អ៊ីន”
  • Korean: “고토쿠인”
  • Malayalam: “കോടോകു-ഇൻ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Norwegian: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Persian: “کوتوکو-این”
  • Polish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Portuguese: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Rakhine: “ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်”
  • Russian: “Котоку-ин”
  • Sanskrit: “को तक इन”
  • Sinhala: “කෝතොකු-ඉන්”
  • Slovenian: “Kotoku-in”
  • Spanish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Swedish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Tamil: “கோத்தோக்கு-இன்”
  • Thai: “โคโตกูอิง”
  • Turkish: “Kōtoku-in”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kōtoku-in”
  • Wu Chinese: “高德院”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kōtoku-in and 観月堂.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Monument in honour of former Sri Lankan President Jayawardene and Yosano Akiko Poetry Monument.

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