Shūgenji Temple
Shūgenji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Shūgenji Temple is situated nearby to the manor estate 白日堂, as well as near the shopping center 石渡源三郎商店.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Lotus Mandala in Hase, Japan
- Also known as: “Shūgen-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hase-dera temple and Hase.
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 190 metres west of Shūgenji Temple.
Hase
Railway stop
Photo: Tokyo-Good, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hase Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in the Hase neighborhood of Kamakura, Japan. Hase is situated 100 metres southeast of Shūgenji Temple.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Twkz0731, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. According to the ancient document History of Amanawa-ji Shinmei-gū kept by the shrine, the founder of the shrine is famous priest Gyōki; a powerful and rich man named Tokitada Someya supported the construction. Amanawa Shinmei Shrine is situated 310 metres northeast of Shūgenji 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 Shūgenji 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 3½ km northeast of Shūgenji Temple.
Shūgenji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.31195° or 35° 18′ 43″ northLongitude
139.53529° or 139° 32′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8G6P+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 705108673OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11410615
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Shūgenji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shūgen-ji”
- Japanese: “収玄寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 白日堂 and 石渡源三郎商店.
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