Raikō-ji Temple

Raikō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Raikō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the shrine 国家興隆, as well as near the Shinto shrine Gosho Jinja Shrine.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Myocho-ji and Jissō-ji Temple.

Myocho-ji

Buddhist temple

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Myocho-ji is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Raikō-ji Temple.

Jissō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Jissō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Raikō-ji Temple.

Chōshō-ji

Buddhist temple

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Ishiizan Chōshō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It's one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut. Chōshō-ji is situated 270 metres east of Raikō-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.

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.

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 2½ km northeast of Raikō-ji Temple.

Zushi

Photo: Tadashi Okoshi, CC BY 2.0.

Zushi is a small city in Kanagawa, Japan about an hour by train south of Tokyo. It is often visited for its beach, marina, and summer events. Though it has a few historic temples and similar scenery to neighboring Kamakura, it gets much fewer tourists.

Raikō-ji Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Ji-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Zaimokuza, Japan
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.30933° or 35° 18′ 34″ north

Longitude

139.55496° or 139° 33′ 18″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8H53+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 705120954

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q114151709

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Raikō-ji Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Raikō-ji”
Japanese: “来迎寺 (鎌倉市材木座)”
Japanese: “来迎寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 国家興隆 and Gosho Jinja Shrine.

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