Kosokuji Temple
Kosokuji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Kosokuji Temple is situated nearby to Hasedera Museum, as well as near Benten-kutsu Cave.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect in Hase, Japan
- Also known as: “Kōsoku-ji Temple”
- Address: 鎌倉市長谷３－9－７, school
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hase-dera temple and Goryō Shrine.
Hase-dera temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 southeast of Kosokuji Temple.
Goryō Shrine
Shinto shrine
Goryō Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 240 metres south of Kosokuji Temple.
Gokurakuji Station
Railway station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in the Gokurakuji neighborhood of Kamakura, Japan. Gokurakuji Station is situated 550 metres southwest of Kosokuji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.
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.
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. Yamanouchi is situated 3 km northeast of Kosokuji Temple.
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. Nikaidō is situated 4 km northeast of Kosokuji Temple.
Kosokuji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.31321° or 35° 18′ 48″ northLongitude
139.53218° or 139° 31′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8G7J+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 695597649OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11388298
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Kosokuji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kōsoku-ji”
- Japanese: “光則寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hasedera Museum and Benten-kutsu Cave.
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