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Engaku-ji

Kamakura, 🇯🇵 Japan

Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among… Read more…

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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. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo.

Founded in 1282 (Kamakura period, the temple maintains the classical Japanese Zen monastic design, and both the Shariden and the Great Bell are designated National Treasures. Engaku-ji is one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

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Address Ofuna, Japan
Coordinates 35°20'16.513" N, 139°32'52.753" E
place of worshipbuddhist
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Engaku-ji
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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