Tokei-ji
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.Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Tōkei-ji” and “Tōkei-ji Temple”
- Address: 山ノ内, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jōchi-ji and Engaku-ji.
Jōchi-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. Jōchi-ji is situated 130 metres southeast of Tokei-ji.
Engaku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
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. Engaku-ji is situated 460 metres northeast of Tokei-ji.
Kita-Kamakura
Railway stop
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 330 metres north of Tokei-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.
Yamanouchi
Neighborhood
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.
Nikaidō
Neighborhood
Tokei-ji
- Categories: Buddhist nunnery, enkiri-dera, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.33446° or 35° 20′ 4″ northLongitude
139.5456° or 139° 32′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8GMW+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 847195398OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q536925
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Tokei-ji” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tōkei-ji”
- Chinese: “東慶寺”
- Dutch: “Tōkei-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “توكى جى”
- French: “temple Tōkei”
- French: “Tōkei-ji”
- Galician: “Tōkei-ji”
- Georgian: “ტოკეი-ჯის ტაძარი”
- German: “Tōkei-ji”
- Greek: “Τοκέι τζι”
- Hungarian: “Tókei-dzsi”
- Hungarian: “Tōkei-ji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Tōkei-ji”
- Italian: “Tōkei-ji”
- Japanese: “東慶寺”
- Polish: “Tōkei-ji”
- Spanish: “Tokei-ji”
- Vietnamese: “chùa Tōkei”
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Highlights include 菖蒲畑 and さざれ石.
Nearby Places
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