Hōkoku Temple
Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for its bamboo garden, it is also known as "Bamboo Temple".Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Temple in Japan
- Also known as: “Hōkoku-ji”, “Hōkoku-ji Temple”, and “Takuma-dera”
- Address: 4, 浄明寺二丁目, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former residence of Marquis Kacho and Sugimotodera-Temple.
Former residence of Marquis Kacho
Manor estate
Photo: Kachonomiyatei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Former residence of Marquis Kacho is a manor estate, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Hōkoku Temple.
Sugimotodera-Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera. Sugimotodera-Temple is situated 360 metres north of Hōkoku Temple.
Jōmyō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, Kenchō-ji school, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Jōmyō-ji is Number Five of the five temples known as Kamakura Gozan, and the only one of the five not founded by a member of the Hōjō clan. Jōmyō-ji is situated 480 metres northeast of Hōkoku Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and Kamakura.
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.
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 2½ km northwest of Hōkoku Temple.
Hōkoku Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.31952° or 35° 19′ 10″ northLongitude
139.56869° or 139° 34′ 7″ eastInception
1334Open location code
8Q7X8H99+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 729414235OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3146363
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hōkoku Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “報國寺”
- Chinese: “报国寺”
- Dutch: “Hōkoku-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هوكوكو جى”
- French: “Hōkoku-ji”
- French: “temple Hōkoku”
- French: “Temple Hōkoku”
- Greek: “Τακούμα-ντέρα”
- Greek: “Χόκοκου-τζι”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hōkoku-ji”
- Italian: “Hōkoku-ji”
- Japanese: “Hōkoku-ji”
- Japanese: “報国寺”
- Japanese: “報國寺”
- Russian: “Хококудзи”
- Spanish: “Hōkoku-ji”
- Spanish: “Hokokuji”
- Spanish: “Tempo de Honkoku”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bamboo Garden and Main Hall.
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