Shōmyō-ji Temple
Shōmyō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Shōmyō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the place of worship 弁天堂, as well as near the public building 今泉クリーンセンター.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenchō-ji and Mount Ohira.
Kenchō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. Kenchō-ji is situated 1½ km southwest of Shōmyō-ji Temple.
白山神社
Shinto shrine
白山神社 is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 680 metres northwest of Shōmyō-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and Yamanouchi.
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.
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.
Sakae-ku
Suburb
Sakae-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 124,845 and a density of 6,750 persons per km2. The total area was 18.55 km2. Sakae-ku is situated 2½ km northwest of Shōmyō-ji Temple.
Shōmyō-ji Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.34322° or 35° 20′ 36″ northLongitude
139.56635° or 139° 33′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8HV8+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 708232776OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17216015
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Shōmyō-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “稱名寺”
- Japanese: “今泉不動”
- Japanese: “今泉不動堂”
- Japanese: “称名寺 (鎌倉市)”
- Japanese: “称名寺”
- Japanese: “稱名寺 (鎌倉市)”
- Japanese: “稱名寺”
- Korean: “칭명사”
- “Shōmyō-ji”
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