Shojokoji
Shōjōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the headquarters of the Ji-shu branch of Pure Land Buddhism, founded in the Kamakura period by Ippen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temples in Japan, the head temple of the Ji-shū sect
- Also known as: “Shōjōkō-ji”, “Shōjōkō-ji Temple”, “Yugyō-ji”, and “Yugyoji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suwa Shrine and Chōshō-in Temple.
Suwa Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 120 metres east of Shojokoji.
Chōshō-in Temple
Buddhist temple
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Chōshō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Shojokoji.
ふじさわ宿交流館
Tourism office
ふじさわ宿交流館 is a tourism office, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Shojokoji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shōnan and Yamanouchi.
Shōnan
Locality
Photo: Quercus acuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shōnan is the name of a region along the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan. Centered on Sagami River, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shōnan region stretches from Ninomiya in the west to Fujisawa in the east, including Ōiso, Hiratsuka, and Chigasaki. Shōnan is situated 4½ km south of Shojokoji.
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 6 km east of Shojokoji.
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.
Shojokoji
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.34808° or 35° 20′ 53″ northLongitude
139.48836° or 139° 29′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8FXQ+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 848327747OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11561284
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Shojokoji” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “清淨光寺”
- Chinese: “藤澤山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شوجوكو جى”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shōjōkō-ji”
- Japanese: “清浄光寺”
- Japanese: “藤沢山無量光院清浄光寺”
- Japanese: “藤沢敵御方供養塔”
- Japanese: “藤沢道場”
- Japanese: “遊行寺”
- Slovenian: “Shōjōkō-ji”
- Slovenian: “Šodžokodži”
- Spanish: “Shōjōkō-ji”
- Welsh: “Shōjōkō-ji”
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Highlights include 俣野大権現 and 本堂.
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