Joju-in Temple

Joju-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Joju-in Temple is situated near the Buddhist temple Umi Temple (虚空蔵堂), as well as near the historic site 星月井.

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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”, “アジサイの寺”, “普明山”, and “法立寺”
Address: 5, 極楽寺

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gokurakuji Station and Hase-dera temple.

Gokurakuji Station

Railway station

Gokurakuji Station

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Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the… Gokurakuji Station is situated 280 metres west of Joju-in Temple.

Hase-dera temple

Buddhist temple

Hase-dera temple

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Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one… Hase-dera temple is situated 390 metres north of Joju-in Temple.

Gokuraku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect… Gokuraku-ji is situated 300 metres northwest of Joju-in Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

Kamakura

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Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Yamanouchi is situated 3½ km northeast of Joju-in Temple.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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Nikaidō is the name of one of the administrative units… 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
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Latitude

35.30907° or 35° 18′ 33″ north

Longitude

139.53181° or 139° 31′ 55″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8G5J+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Joju-in Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Jōju-in”
Japanese: “成就院”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Umi Temple (虚空蔵堂) and 星月井.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 極楽寺坂 and 日限六地蔵尊.

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