Chōjuji Temple
Hōkizan Chōju Zenji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Yamanouchi, near Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies between two Kita-Kamakura landmarks, the entrance of the Kamegayatsu Pass and Kenchō-ji, the oldest Zen monastery in Japan.
Urashimataro, Public domain.- Buddhist temple
- …is also known as “Chōju-ji”
- Description: Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ennō-ji and Meigetsu-in.
Meigetsu-in
Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the… Meigetsu-in is situated 400 metres north of Chōjuji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.
Yamanouchi
Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Chōjuji Temple
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Latitude
35.33152° or 35° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
139.55031° or 139° 33′ 1″ east
Open location code
8Q7X8HJ2+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Chōjuji Temple” goes by many names.
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