Meigetsu-in Temple

Temple

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A Rinzai Kencho-ji Temple Buddhist temple located in Kamakura. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Fukugensan. The temple is also known as the Hydrangea Temple and during the rainy season the approach to the temple is covered with French hydrangea blossoms. The temple was once a sub-temple to the Zenko-ji Temple, but this temple was abolished in the early years of the Meiji period and now only the Meigetsu-in remains. A large circular window is built into the head priest’s chamber which gives a spectacular view of the garden. The window represents the cosmos and the mind and the unique view it provides has made it a popular subject for photographs.

Spot details

Address: Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Yamanouchi 189
Area: Kamakura Area
Phone: 0467243437
Hours: 9:00-16:00
[June.]8:30-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]Adults500yen, Elementary/Junior high school students300yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Yes (not barrier-free, there are steps on the slope)
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: No (only possible when using a cart that can store all the pets and a carrier)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

Meigetsuin:Beautiful but way too crowded in June

Reviewedï¼2021.07.01

The Meigetsuin is also known as the Hydrangea Temple since its covered in beautiful blue hydrangea flowers during Japans rainy season in June.Many visitors will come to see the hundreds of...
Lovely

Reviewedï¼2020.02.10

My Japanese friend and I came here after lunch on a miserable Saturday mid-November. I was really impressed with the place. So much character and some lovely gardens including a bamboo forest and a...
Overwhelming hydrangea!

Reviewedï¼2019.07.08

The precinct of the temple is filled with a variety of hydrangea here and there. The number of visitors is so huge that early visiting (from 8:30 is possible) it...