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.Photo: C2revenge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jissō-ji Temple and Chōshō-ji.
Jissō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Jissō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Raikō-ji Temple.
Chōshō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
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
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.
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 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″ northLongitude
139.55496° or 139° 33′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8H53+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 705120954OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata 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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