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  • Jokomyo-ji Temple
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    4.5
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Ogigayatsu 2-12-1
    A Shingon Sennyu-ji Temple Buddhist temple located in the Ogigayatsu neighborhood of Kamakura City. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Senkokuzan. The temple was founded in 1251 by Hojo Tokiyori, the fifth shogun regent, and Hojo Nagatoki, the sixth shogun regent. The temple’s principal object of worship, a depiction of the Amitabha triad, is a designated Important Cultural Property. It is extremely rare in that it is decorated with domon, an ornament unique to the Kamakura region in the middle ages. A short 15-minute walk from JR Kamakura Station.

    鎌倉地方独特の仏像装飾《土紋装飾》が どのようなものなのか知りたく 参拝しました。鎌倉エリアには数多くの寺院がありますが 《土紋文様》を持つ仏像は 7ケ所しかなく [宝戒寺]のように［秘仏］として 全く一般公開していない寺院もあり その中で[浄光明寺]は 参拝可能曜日も限定されているものの 年間を通じ鑑賞可能であることを考えると 《仏像鑑賞ファン》にはありがたい 寺院です。もし 《土紋装飾》に興味...

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  • Amida-ji Temple (Ajisai-dera)
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    4.0
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    Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Tounosawa 24
    A historic old temple in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture, this temple has an antiquated appearance and enveloped in the abundant nature of Mt. Tonomine. It was founded in 1604 after receiving a donation from the Lord of Odawara Castle, Tadachika Okubo. It also has another name “Ajisai-dera” (literally “Hydrangea Temple” thanks to the nearly 4,000 hydrangeas which bloom and color the main approach of the temple from June to July. It also venerates the Buddhist mortuary tablet of imperial princess Kazunomiya, who is famous as a tragic heroine of the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the hondo (main hall) enshrines images of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta and images related to the imperial princess Kazunomiya.

    細い山道を車で登ります。前から車が来たら怖いと思いながら進みました。何とか駐車場を見つけ坂道を歩いて行きました。傾斜がきつく距離はさほどでは無いのですが疲れました。お寺に辿り着きましたが寺自体は普通のお寺でした。

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  • Ryuhoji Temple
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    4.0
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Ueki 128
    The family temple of the Tamanawa Hojo clan with the mortuary tablets of Tsunashige, Ujishige, and Ujikatsu. It is said that the temple's predecessor Zuikoin was built by the third lord of Tamanawa Castle, Hojo Tsunashige, and christened by Taijo Soei. In 1575 the sixth lord Ujikatsu moved the temple to its present location to mourn the fourth lord Ujishige. The name of the temple was changed to its present name in accord with the posthumous Buddhist name of Ujishige.

    こちらを訪問した目的は 境内に移築・保存されている[旧石井家住宅（国重要文化財、江戸時代初期に建てられた民家（元庄屋）添付 写真参照]を鑑賞する為に訪問しました。内部は[土間][板敷][でい；寝室（北側の部屋 普段の生活に使用）][へや；客間（南側の部屋 普段の生活には使用せず）]で構成されています。内部は人感センサーによる照明がありますが 人感センサーが動作しない場所に立つと 昔の民家は 庄屋の...

  • Kuhonji Temple
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    3.5
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Zaimokuza 5-13-14
    This Buddhist temple is located close to the Kuhonji bus stop on the Keikyu Bus line leaving from Kamakura Station. The temple was built on the site of a honjin stronghold in 1336 by Nitta Yoshisada to memorialize those who had been killed by the Hojo clan after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate. Records state the Chinese character signs hanging from the main temple and the main temple gate are copies of calligraphy created by Nitta, and a framed example of calligraphy believed to have been written by Nitta's own hand is preserved in the main temple as well. The temple is the starting point for the procession the Komyo-ji Temple holds as part of its 10 Night Memorial Service.

    新田義貞さんが鎌倉を攻めるときにここに陣を張った所です。そして京都から風航順西を招いて北条方の戦死者を弔うため、お寺をこの地に創建しました。古い由緒あるお寺です。

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  • Myoryu-ji Temple
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Komachi 2-17-20
    A Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Kamakura. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Eishozan. The temple was founded in 1385. The temple is dedicated to Jurojin, god of longevity, and is also one of seven Enoshima temples dedicated to the Seven Gods of Fortune. The temple is said to be located on the site of a villa which belonged to general Chiba Tanesada, son of the general Chiba Tsunetane, and is thus also known as the Chiba Residence. The temple is also famous for its connection to Nichiren priest Nisshin, known as the “pot-wearing saint.”

    鶴岡八幡宮から南に下っていくとある日蓮宗のお寺です。鎌倉七福神の一つで寿老人をお祀りしています。室町時代に鍋かぶり上人として有名な日親を輩出しています。

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  • Joshoji Temple
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Minami-ku Minami-ota 1-24-41
    "This Nichiren Buddhist temple is located a one-minute walk from Keikyu Minamiota Station. Famously known as the ""Hariti of Ota,"" the temple enshrines a statue of Kishimojin said to have once been kept in the inner palace in the Edo period. The temple's large main temple building escaped destruction during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 as well as the bombing of Yokohama and famously played a significant role as an accommodation space for victims after these events. The view from the vicinity of the temple's huge statue of the monk Nichiren, which stands on a rise, is spectacular. Visitors can get a sweeping view encompassing the Kannai and Yamashita-cho districts."

    桜を見に訪問。 京急弘明寺駅から南太田駅まで大岡川沿いを散歩。 だいぶ散り始めており、見頃は過ぎていましたが、桜吹雪や花筏を見ることができて大満足。 例年設置されている屋台はなく、人でもまばらで、ゆっくり見ることができました。

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  • Ofuna Kannon-ji Temple
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Okamoto 1-5-3
    The giant, white statue of Kannon is formally known as the Byakui Kannon (“White-robed Kannon”) and is actually a bust rather than a full figure. Construction began in 1927 and, after being interrupted by the Great Depression, was completed in 1960. The bust enshrines mortuary tablets dedicated to Kamakura citizens who have fallen in battle, and each year a memorial service is held to comfort their souls. The Ofuna Kannon-ji, the temple on whose grounds the statue stands, is a direct branch temple of the Soji-ji Temple, the head temple of Soto Buddhism. The Ofuna Kannon-ji Temple’s principal object of worship is a figure of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.
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  • Joju-in Temple
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Gokurakuji 1-1-5
    Founded in 1219 by Hojo Yasutoki, third regent of the Kamakura shogunate, this Buddhist temple was lost to fire in 1333 and eventually rebuilt in the Edo period. A three-minute walk from Gokurakuji Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway, visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of the Yuigahama neighborhood from a small hill on the temple grounds after climbing a flight of 108 steps. Dedicated to Acala, the temple is nicknamed the “Enmusubi Fudo,” or “Marriage Acala Temple,” and accordingly is a popular destination for people seeking fulfillment in love.

    成就院さんに関連施設になっている様です。丑寅歳生まれの守り本尊。毎年1月13日に初護摩法要が開催される。行基作の虚空蔵菩薩がお祀りされている

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  • Yugyo-ji Temple, Jishu Sect Head Temple
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Nishitomi 1-8-1
    This temple, located in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa, is the head temple for the Jishu sect, in which its official name is Toutakusan Muryokoin Shojokoji temple. Important National Cultural Properties are on display in the Shojokoji Temple treasure hall, and other events relating to Buddhism held are here within the precinct. On the 23rd of each month a sermon by the chief priest can be attended on the Kaisanki anniversary of the temple.

    藤沢にある遊行寺の総門から本堂に向かう参道が「いろは坂」と呼ばれています。阿弥陀様の四十八願に例えられて、四十八段と呼ばれていますが実際には階段ではなく坂道となっています。（微妙に段差のようなものも参道の端にはついていますが、数は数えませんでした）総門から見る参道は一直線で美しかったです。

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  • Myohoji Temple
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    Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Isogo-ku Sugita 5-3-15
    This Buddhist temple is located in a residential district west of Shinsugita Park a 10-minute walk from Shinsugita Station and Sugita Station. In the Edo period, the area was the location of the Sugita plum grove and was known as one of the most beautiful places to see plum blossoms. It is believed that the temple's grounds bustled with numerous parishioners come to see the plum grove, and even today some 50 plum trees come into beautiful bloom on the grounds, usually from around February through early April. The famous Shosuibai, a weeping cherry, is particularly renowned for its beauty. The temple was also the family temple of feudal lord Mamiya Nobushige, the man who planted the aforementioned plum grove.

    梅の季節は梅見で有名なところです。 江戸時代に周辺は梅の名所で杉田梅林といわれていたそうです。境内には200本あまりの梅の木があります。 ただこの時期はまだまだ咲いてはいません。

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  • Joganji Temple
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Yugawara Machi Shirohori 252
    About 900 years ago, this temple got its start with Sagami Dohi-go Village's powerful Dohi Jirosanehira to pray for the clan's prosperity far into the future. A 900-year-old Chinese juniper tree that towers over worshipers is said to have been planted by Dohi Sanehira (who built the Jibutsudo sanctuary on the grounds). The Ministry of Education has designated it a Natural Monument.

    駅から徒歩10分ほどの湯河原駅の裏山にあり、平安時代末期に武将の土肥実平が創建したと伝えられる曹洞宗のお寺です。 門の外側に仁王像がある仁王門から境内に入ると、天然記念物に指定されているビャクシンの大木と縁結びのなぎの木は、パワースポットとなっているようです。 境内には本堂のほか、頼朝七騎の像を祀る七騎堂や釣鐘堂、文殊堂などは歴史を感じる伽藍ですし、源頼朝の腰掛石などもあり、戦国武将のパワーと歴史...

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  • Kenkohji Zen Temple
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    4.0
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    Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Tsurumi-ku Baba 1-2-1
    "This Soto Zen Buddhist temple is located a three-minute walk from the Nishi-terao-kenkoji-mae bus stop a 15-minute ride from Tsurumi Station on the Yokohama Municipal Bus. Built in 1560 by Suwamikawanokami Umanosuke, fifth lord of Terao Castle and servant to the Odawara Hojo clan, the temple was the family temple of the Suwa clan. The temple's emblem is still the ""Suwa mulberry,"" the informal crest of the Suwa clan. The temple has a bamboo forest-encircled belfry, and on New Year's Eve the temple holds a stunning traditional event in which the bell is rung 108 times as thousands of lights light up the grounds."

    徳雄山瑞雲院と号する曹洞宗の寺院。天正12年1584年に創建と伝えられています、由緒正しく伝統ある寺院ですが、知名度は全国区と言えないところが残念。

  • Shomyoji Temple (Imaizumi Fudo)
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Imaizumi 4-5-1
    Shomyo-ji Temple (Imaizumi Fudo) is tucked away in the mountains surrounding Kamakura. On the grounds are a facility of the Jodo-Buddhist Shomyo-ji Temple, the Imaizumi Fudo, Bentendo and the Inyo-daki waterfall. History says the temple was founded by Kukai 1,200 years ago in 818. Close to the Temple at Inyo-daki waterfall are two other waterfalls, the larger is the male waterfall and smaller one in the female waterfall.

    真言宗の空海さんが開基したと言われているお寺です。現在は法然上人の浄土宗のお寺です。不動明王をお祀りしている不動堂に裏に大日如来が36童子を従えて鎮座してます。

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  • Kosho-ji Temple
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Yamanouchi 827
    A Jishu Buddhist temple, due to the numerous rhododendrons on the temple’s grounds, it is also known as the Shakunage-dera (Rhododendron Temple). In the Edo period, the area was a community for some of Japan’s Hidden Christians, and the Kosho-ji Temple helped to protect them. Even today, the Nakagawa Cross, family crest of the Christian Nakagawa samurai clan, still decorates the temple’s Gate. A small stone shrine dedicated to Oshabuki sama, god of coughing, stands near the Mountain Gate, and it is said that one’s coughing will stop if one prays to the shrine.

    北鎌倉の駅から大船方面に5分くらい歩いたところにあります。このお寺さんは時宗のお寺ですがキリスト教のクルス紋が山門に付いています。珍しいですよね。また、咳の神様,「おしゃぶき」の祠がありますので。ぜんそくの方はお参りするのもよろしいのでは…

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  • Kannon-do Hall
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Hase 3-11-2 Hasedera
    "The eleven-faced Kannon statue, which is the principal image of the temple, is a unique image standing on a rock with a tsukishou in its right hand. The statue is called ""Hase-ji style eleven-faced Kannon statue"" because it is found in many statues of the Kannon enshrined at Hase-ji temples throughout Japan, including the main image at Yamato Hase-ji."

    本堂に向って右側にある伽藍で、阿弥陀如来を安置していることから阿弥陀堂と名付けられています。 安置されている阿弥陀如来は誓願寺の本尊だった仏像で、源頼朝公の厄除け祈願のため造られたと言われていることから厄除け阿弥陀と呼ばれ、厄除けのご利益があるとされています。 なお阿弥陀堂内は撮影禁止でした。

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  • Mt. Kintakusan Shomyoji Temple
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    Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Kanazawa-ku Kanazawachou 212
    This is a temple in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City. The primary diety of this temple is the Mirokubosatsu. It is said that this temple evolved from a private sanctuary for a Buddha, built within the residence of Sanetoki Hojo, a prominent figure during the Kamakura shogunate. The natural beauty of each season can be enjoyed here. Cherry in the spring, yellow irises in early summer, and autumn foliage in the fall. Each Saturday and Sunday, free guided walks through the gardens are offered.
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  • Fudarakuji Temple
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    3.0
    7 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Zaimokuza 6-7-31
    "This Shingon Daikakuji Buddhist temple is located in Zaimokuza, Kamakura City. The 17th temple on the Kamakura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, because it experienced several tornadoes in ancient times, it is also known as the ""Tornado Temple."" Built as a worship space for the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, it accordingly possesses many treasures connected to Yoritomo. Of particular note is the temple's red Taira clan flag, which is said to have been held until the end by Taira clan supreme commander Taira no Munemori and which records state Minamoto no Yoritomo gifted to the temple. The flag is made viewable to the general public during the Kamakura Festival held each year from the second Sunday to the third Sunday in April."

    「ふだらくじ」と発音します。観光客はほとんどいませんね。いつ行っても。このお寺さん、実は源平の戦いの時、平宗盛が最後まで持っていた「赤旗」が保存されているそうです。僕はまだ、見たことがないですけど。見てみたいですね。歴史的に価値の高いお寺さんです。

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  • Jizodo
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Hase 3-11-2 Hasedera
    Hasedera Temple is said to be one of the most scenic spots in Kamakura, with 2,500 hydrangeas of 40 kinds that look lovely in the rainy season with Sagami Bay in the distance. Ascending from the lower precincts, the Jizodo Hall is located at the back of the middle section of the stairs. It was built to fulfill the wishes of believers and was reconstructed in 2003 due to the aging of the structure. It features a roof with fan rafters, which is rare in Kamakura.

    長谷寺の境内ですが、長谷寺さんは見ごたえのあるお寺さんです。長谷寺だけで半日くらい、用意してもいいのではないでしょうか。お寺さんの近くにはお店がいっぱいありますので、また、長谷寺は境内に坂もありますので、ゆっくり、ご参拝ください。

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  • Seiganji Temple
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    3.0
    6 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Yumoto 562
    A temple of the Buddhist Rinzai sect which stemmed from the Jizo faith, founded to pray for the safety of travelers in the Hakone region during the Kamakura period. The temple is located along Prefectural Route 732 to the south of the Hakone Yumoto Hot-Spring Town. Originally Shogenji Temple, head of the local Yumoto-Jizo faith, the grounds are still home to the Jizo Hall in which Jizo-sama is enshrined. Nearby is the Soga Hall in which the Soga brothers are enshrined, famous for their tale of vengeance. The hall houses a variety of articles related to the Saga brothers including a wooden Jizo statue modelled after their likeness, a memorial tower, and spear. The former main hall of the temple was burned down during the Boshin War at the end of the Edo period. The current main hall was the former villa of banker Shigezo Imamura, built in 1904 and relocated to the temple in 1932.

    鎌倉時代の地蔵信仰から生まれたお寺とありました。 境内入口すぐの石造大地蔵はでっぷりした体格。小田原城主稲葉氏の菩提寺、紹太寺から移したものだそうです。

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  • Butsunichian
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    3 Reviews
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Yamanouchi 434 En Kakuji Uchi
    "This Buddhist sub-temple is located on the grounds of the Engakuji temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Built as a mausoleum for Hojo Tokimune, the eighth shogun regent who saved Japan from the Mongolian invasions. Later, shogun regents Hojo Sadatoki and Hojo Takatoki were also laid to rest here. An open base mausoleum with a thatched roof, it enshrines the coffins of Tokimune, Sadatoki, and Takatoki, although the interior may not be freely viewed by visitors. The grounds are also the location of the Ensokuken, a tearoom famous even among the many found in the ancient former capital of Kamakura and also a setting used in Yasunari Kawabata's novel ""Thousand Cranes,"" and here you can enjoy matcha green tea which comes with a Japanese starch confection called rakugan. To view the inside of the Butsunichian, you must pay a separate fee at the Engakuji reception desk."

    佛日庵は円覚寺内にあり、その中の開基廟にて、西暦1284年に亡くなられた北条時宗と貞時、高時が祀られています。現在の開基廟は江戸時代の1811年に改築されたとのことです。佛日庵に入るには円覚寺の入場料以外に100円が必要です。 静かで厳かな雰囲気がありました。

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Kanagawa prefecture acts as an extension of the Tokyo metropolis that spills over into coastal towns, most notably Yokohama city, heavily populated and known for its Chinatown and seaside attractions. Just the right distance for a day trip out of Tokyo, Kanagawa is home to some of Tokyo’s most accessible beaches, including around Kamakura, best known for its Big Buddha. Visitors can also travel a little farther afield for a weekend at Hakone onsen town.

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