Zorokuan

Zorokuan is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Zorokuan is situated nearby to the shrine Buddha hall, as well as near the Buddhist temple Engaku-ji.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Engaku-ji and Kita-Kamakura.

Engaku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains.

Kita-Kamakura

Railway stop

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Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kita-Kamakura is situated 250 metres west of Zorokuan.

Tokei-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera, is a Buddhist temple and a former vihāra, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Tokei-ji is situated 400 metres southwest of Zorokuan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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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.

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.

Zorokuan

Type: Buddhist temple
Also known as: “蔵六庵”
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.33752° or 35° 20′ 15″ north

Longitude

139.54794° or 139° 32′ 53″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8GQX+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 712290220

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights include Buddha hall and Benten Hall.

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