Joju-in Temple
Joju-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Joju-in Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Umi Temple (虚空蔵堂), as well as near the historic site 星月井.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Daikakuji-ha sect dedicated to Acala in Kamakura, Japan
- Also known as: “Jōju-in Temple”
- Address: 5, 極楽寺
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gokurakuji Station and Hase-dera 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 280 metres west of Joju-in Temple.
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 390 metres north of Joju-in Temple.
Gokuraku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Σ６４, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then. Gokuraku-ji is situated 300 metres northwest of Joju-in 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 3½ km northeast of Joju-in 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 Joju-in Temple.
Joju-in Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.30907° or 35° 18′ 33″ northLongitude
139.53181° or 139° 31′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8G5J+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 705120960OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11495446
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Joju-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Jōju-in”
- Japanese: “アジサイの寺”
- Japanese: “成就院”
- Japanese: “普明山”
- Japanese: “法立寺”
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