Tokei-ji

Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera, is a and a former vihāra, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of in , Japan.
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Tōkei-ji”, “Tōkei-ji Temple”, and “松岡山東慶寺”
  • Address: 山ノ内, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jōchi-ji and Engaku-ji.

Buddhist temple
Kinpōzan is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. is situated 130 metres southeast of Tokei-ji.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or , is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. is situated 460 metres northeast of Tokei-ji.

Railway stop
Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 330 metres north of Tokei-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamanouchi and Kamakura.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's , it is better known as Kita-Kamakura.

is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , . 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.

Neighborhood
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is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in , , about 50 km south-south-west of . lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.

Tokei-ji

Latitude
35.33446° or 35° 20′ 4″ north
Longitude
139.5456° or 139° 32′ 44″ east
Inception
1285
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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: “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: “Tōkeiji”
  • Japanese: “とうけいじ”
  • Japanese: “東慶寺”
  • Polish: “Tōkei-ji”
  • Spanish: “Templo Tokeiji”
  • Vietnamese: “chùa Tōkei”

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Highlights include Iris field and さざれ石.

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